IMPORT XML TO EXCEL BUT...

I have created a form with Live cycle designer were users can Email the content as an XML-file, and this works great. But when I import the XML file into excel (2003) i get one column with correct field name +one unwanted extra colums with the field namne /#agg after.
It seems to only happen with numeric fields, someone who could help me?
I dont wont to have this extra columns in my excel sheet since linked field wont work anymore!
Staffan

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Howto import XML into Excel table ?

Hi,
I asked this before in the Excel forums but received the suggestion that I ask here instead. The question precis : How to ungrey the "Append new data to existing XML lists" checkbox so I can select it when importing XML data into an Excel
spreadsheet.
I have a local server which provides data in XML form and need to import successive reloads of the XML page into successive lines in an Excel spreadsheet. I found the Excel help page entitled "How to use XML in Excel 2003" at http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/excel-help/how-to-use-xml-in-excel-2003-HA001101964.aspx?CTT=1&origin=EC001022986
which was useful in so far as permitting me to import the data using the XML Source task pane and mapping the elements I need from the XML source to columns in the spreadsheet.
In order to append successive lines from the XML source page, as I understand it from the link I quoted, I need to change the XML Map properties to "Append new data to existing XML lists". However this checkbox is greyed out in the
XML Map properties dialog box so I can't select it.
Any ideas how I can achieve my aims here ?
Thanks in advance,
Mike

Hi Mike,
Thank you for contacting Office IT Pro General Discussions Services.
From your description, I understand that you tried to import XML into Excel table. You selected “Use the XML Source
task pane” when opening the XML file, then you tried to check the option in the
Map Properties window: "Append new data to existing XML lists".
However, this option is grayed out. If there is any misunderstanding, please feel free to let me know.
I have checked the issue on my side but could not reproduce this issue. I suggest download the sample XML file as suggested on the page and test the
issue again:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4BD3283-AD0B-408D-9CE7-AB9C3537BBBB&displaylang=en
If the problem does not occur with the sample XML file, this issue might occur as there are some problems with the XML you were using.
If the problem also occurs in with the sample XML file, this issue might be related to some third-party software conflicts. I suggest checking this
issue by starting Excel in the safe mode.
Start the Office program in safe mode
==============
1.
Click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to
Microsoft Office.
2.
Press and hold the CTRL key, and then click
Microsoft Excel.
If the problem does not occur in the safe mode, this issue might be related to some third-party add-ins in the Excel program, we can try to disable
them. Normally, you could do the following to disable the conflict add-ins in your Excel program:
Disable add-ins
Click
Tools > Options >
Add-in, click Go button in the Manage:
Com-in Add.
Check if there are any add-ins,
clear the checkbox to disable them.
Close the Office program and
restart it.
Add one check back each time to the list of Add-In,
restart the Office program, and repeat the above procedure. Once the issue reappears again, we can determine which add-in causes this problem and then disable it.
Please take your time to try the suggestions and let me know the results at your earliest convenience. If anything is unclear or if there is anything
I can do for you, please feel free to let me know.
Best Regards,
Sally Tang

Importing .xml to Excel

Hi,
Is there any way to import the .xml files created with LiveCycle directly to Excel (without having to use Acrobat)?
Thank you.
Gastón

Excel supports *.xml files, so you can just open them in Excel, but there's no way to, for example, take a directory full of *.xml files and open them all in Excel as a single sheet.
But, you could write some script in Excel to do that - for example, have your script create a master sheet, then iterate through each of the xml files you have and add rows to that sheet based on the contents of the xml file.
SteveX
Adobe Systems

Importing data from excel ... when clicking finish button nothing happens

Version 3.1/32bit version ... I am trying to import data from excel but when i clicki finish button nothing happens. any idea. this used to work fine on the older version?

Hi,
Generally speaking, the data import from an xls or xlsx format Excel file works. You need to provide more information about your environment and the Excel file itself -- size, data types of the columns, number of worksheets, etc.
I recommend running sqldeveloper.exe (not sqldeveloperW.exe) from a command line window. Repeat your import test and see if any stack trace appears in the console. For example, trying to open a 0 byte xls file results in a stack trace like this:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.dbtools.raptor.data.readers.XLSReader.openFile(XLSReader.java: 524)
...Regards,
Gary
SQL Developer Team

XML or Excel for data importing

I´m rookie in Indesign and I must create a catalogue of products. What are the basic differences between import files in Excel and xml?

If you have to ask me then the answer is probably no.
But if you are an expert in XML, then the answer is definitely yes.
But I'm not an expert.
I recall that my first exposure to XML, a few years back, involved a huge catalog. They gave me XML files -- I didn't know what to do with them, so I converted them to a kind of tagged text and processed them as paragraphs.
But the XML was mal-formed and they were at a loss. They were backing the information out of a web site. I asked them where the original data was stored. They said Excel files. So I had them send me the Excel files and the project moved forward at high speed.
It all depends on what you're familiar with.
Dave

Importing from XML to Excel - need to know how to append to existing Excel file

Hello,
I have several XML files that I will need to import into one Excel spreadsheet. I have been able to figure out how to import an XML file to an Excel file but when I import a second XML file, the contents of the second XML overwrite the Excel spreadsheet.
I am looking for an option to append. Thanks in advance
private void XmlToExcel(string xmlFilePath, string excelFilePath)
object misValue = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
DataSet Trans_ds = new System.Data.DataSet();
Trans_ds.ReadXml(xmlFilePath);
Excel.Application excel = new Excel.Application();
excel.Application.Workbooks.Add(true);
System.Data.DataTable table = Trans_ds.Tables[0];
Worksheet worksheet = (Worksheet)excel.ActiveSheet;
Range excelRange = (Excel.Range)worksheet.get_Range("A" + worksheet.Rows.Count, Type.Missing);
int lastRow = excelRange.get_End(XlDirection.xlUp).Row;
int ColumnIndex = 0;
int rowIndex = lastRow++;
foreach (System.Data.DataColumn col in table.Columns)
ColumnIndex++;
excel.Cells[lastRow, ColumnIndex] = col.ColumnName;
foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
rowIndex++;
ColumnIndex = 0;
foreach (DataColumn col in table.Columns)
ColumnIndex++;
excel.Cells[rowIndex + 1, ColumnIndex] = row[col.ColumnName];
worksheet.StandardWidth = 20.0;
worksheet.SaveAs(excelFilePath, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue);
excel.Quit();
releaseObject(worksheet);
releaseObject(excel);

See if this helps. I opened the old excel file and added the new rows into the existing workbook.
private void XmlToExcel(string xmlFilePath, string excelFilePath, Boolean append)
object misValue = System.Reflection.Missing.Value;
DataSet Trans_ds = new System.Data.DataSet();
Trans_ds.ReadXml(xmlFilePath);
Excel.Application excel = new Excel.Application();
Excel.Workbook Bk = excel.Workbooks.Add(true);
System.Data.DataTable table = Trans_ds.Tables[0];
Excel.Worksheet worksheet = (Excel.Worksheet)excel.Worksheets[1];
Excel.Range excelRange = (Excel.Range)worksheet.get_Range("A" + worksheet.Rows.Count, Type.Missing);
int lastRow = excelRange.get_End(Excel.XlDirection.xlUp).Row;
int ColumnIndex = 0;
int rowIndex = lastRow++;
foreach (System.Data.DataColumn col in table.Columns)
ColumnIndex++;
excel.Cells[lastRow, ColumnIndex] = col.ColumnName;
foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
rowIndex++;
ColumnIndex = 0;
foreach (DataColumn col in table.Columns)
ColumnIndex++;
excel.Cells[rowIndex + 1, ColumnIndex] = row[col.ColumnName];
worksheet.StandardWidth = 20.0;
if (append == false)
worksheet.SaveAs(excelFilePath, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue, misValue);
else
//open old workbook
Excel.Workbook oldworkbook = (Excel.Workbook)excel.Workbooks._Open(
excelFilePath,
Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing,
Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing,
Type.Missing, Type.Missing);
//get first sheet in workbook
Excel.Worksheet oldxlSht = (Excel.Worksheet)oldworkbook.Worksheets[1];
//get column A of old worksheet to find last row in sheet
Excel.Range xlRange = (Excel.Range)oldxlSht.get_Range(
"A" + oldxlSht.Rows.Count, Type.Missing);
int LastRow = xlRange.get_End(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlDirection.xlUp).Row;
int newrow = LastRow + 1;
//get last row of new worksheet
xlRange = (Excel.Range)worksheet.get_Range(
"A" + oldxlSht.Rows.Count, Type.Missing);
LastRow = xlRange.get_End(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlDirection.xlUp).Row;
// copy rows of new worksheet to old worksheet
xlRange = (Excel.Range)worksheet.Rows["1:" + LastRow, Type.Missing];
xlRange.Copy(oldxlSht.Rows[newrow, Type.Missing]);
oldworkbook.Save();
excel.Quit();
releaseObject(oldxlSht);
releaseObject(worksheet);
releaseObject(excel);
jdweng

When Importing XML table using "merge content" I get content but none of the formatting

I'm just wondering, is this by design?
I generated this by exporting a table.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<Root>
<Story>
<Table tblName="tsBasicTable" xmlns:aid="http://ns.adobe.com/AdobeInDesign/4.0/" xmlns:aid5="http://ns.adobe.com/AdobeInDesign/5.0/" aid5:tablestyle="tsBasicBody" aid:table="table" aid:trows="7" aid:tcols="9">
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0"/>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="2">Alcohol</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="2">Tobacco</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="2">Marijuana</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="2">Prescription drugs</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0">Grade</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">Town 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">State 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">Town 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">State 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">Town 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">State 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">Town 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">State 2013</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0">6</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">9.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">10.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">4.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">2.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">9.6</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">7.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">8.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">11.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0">8</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">12.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">15.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">15.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">12.8</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">13.6</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">15.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">4.8</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">10.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0">10</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">9.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">17.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">46.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">44.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">5.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">2.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">38.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">50.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0">12</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">12.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">19.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">14.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">14.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">16.8</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">32.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">19.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">22.8</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="24.0">All</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">10.5</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">15.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">20.0</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">18.4</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">11.3</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">14.2</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">17.6</Cell>
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="1" aid:ccolwidth="64.0">23.7</Cell>
</Table>
</Story>
</Root>
Say I take that XML, change all instances of aid:ccolwidth="24.0" to aid:ccolwidth="26.0" and replace
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="2">Alcohol</Cell>
with
<Cell aid:table="cell" aid:crows="1" aid:ccols="2">Alcoholism</Cell>
'I save that XML.
In ID: Import XML... selecting "Merge Content", "only import elements that match existing structure" & "import text elements into tables if tags match"
The cell with "Alcohol" updates, but the column widths don't change.
Is this by design?
When I select "Append Content" I get a (new) table with the formatting (column widths) as specified in the updated aid:ccolwidth and of course, the updated content. When merging content are you giving up all rights to updating formatting at the same time?
Thanks in advance for any insights.

Hello,
The existence check on the Salutation descriptor is likely check cache, as it is the default. Because of this, when you merge the Salutation with id=2, it will check the cache and not find it and so register it as a new object instead. You have 2 options, the first is to read it instead of creating it new. The second is to change your existence checking option so that it will either go tothe database or assume existence so that it is more appropriate for how you intend to use these types of objects in your mappings. For instance, if you never plan to create new ones, assume existence might be more appropriate.
I suspect though that for most applications, reading the object first is the best option performance wise.
Best Regards,
Chris

When importing XML, how do I remove lines with labels but no content?

I am working on a directory whose content is supplied as an XML file. I've created an automatic layout with static text/labels for contact details (e.g. Phone, Fax).
When I import the file, superfluous lines with the static text and no content are created. I have 'Delete elements, frames and content that do not match imported XML' checked.
Is there a way of avoid creating these? I've tried doing a search and replace to remove these but this causes quite a few other problems.
Any help - much appreciated!

Hi Alison,
Did you create the posted XML file by extracting it from a larger file you've been using successfully? I ask because there seem to be a couple of problems with it which make me wonder how you got it to work at all, at least with the provided InDesign file's XML structure:
The immediate child element of the "root" element in the XML document is one called "step2 ". All of the values with which you are concerned are children of that "step2" element, and yet the structure in the InDesign document contains no "step2" element. As a result, when I import, I get nothing at all in my InDesign document's content (though the data are in the XML structure, buried in a newly-created "step2" element.
In both the XML and the InDesign document's XML structure, you have two different elements which are both named the exactly the same - "description" - (actually, in the XML document, there are three of them). When InDesign imports XML, it stops after the first "match" that it finds, so this will not work in any way that I imagine you intend it to. Based on the content of your InDesign document, I would think there ought to be two separate elements in your XML - named something like "step_description" and "category_description".
If, after getting this all straightened out, your question is how to somehow make the text of an empty element (e.g., <description></description>) disappear in the imported result, there are a few possibilities:
Get rid of the text inside the tag markers in your template/base document - for example, instead of having "[step_description]" (where the "[]" represent the tag markers), just make it be "[]". That way, if there is no text value for "step_description", there will be no text left after the import. However, if you put a end-of-paragraph in your template/base file, that will still be there. In most cases, that's not desired, so you might want to put the empty tag ("[]") in the text flow without a carriage return/line break. If you do that, you will need to include the carriage return in the XML data (which admittedly slightly violates the notion of separating presentation from content). Rather than the xml looking like this:
<step_description>This is the text of my step description.</step_description> you would need to make it be this:
<step_description>This is the text of my step description.</step_description>
(having added "" to represent the carriage return (ASCII character 13).
As above, make the tag an empty one, include the carriage return in your InDesign template/base document, and then write (or have written) a script to run after the XML import to deal with such empty tag cases.
Upgrade to InDesign CS3, CS4, or soon, CS5, so you can take advantage of the "XML Rules" feature which was introduced in CS3. XML Rules will essentially allow you to automate the second option - running a script - as the XML import is taking place.
Excuse the long (and probably unclear) post. If I've misunderstood your question, then please excuse it doubly...

[JS CS5] Resizing graphics after importing XML, but before placing on page

I've been looking for an answer for this for a long time, and judging by the other posts here, many others are also.
Given an XML file consisting of:
<root>
     <products>
          <product>
               <image href="file:///filepathhere"/>
               <description>
          <product>
               <image href="file:///filepathhere"/>
               <description>
I can import this into a layout, and drag the products element to a text frame. All the images appear inline, and then I run a script that uses XML Rules to locate the images, resize the image frames, and apply an object style. The trouble is, that once in a while the images references by the XML are so enormous that they simply exceed the bounds of the pasteboard, and things blow up.
So what I want to do instead, is to somehow resize the images to a manageable size BEFORE I drag the products element into a text frame.
Ole posted a possible solution here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/1108974#1108974
In that post, he says that "If you're using CS4, can use the resize method to resize graphics that have not yet been placed in a layout." I've been trying to implement his "rough" script, and I can't work it out.
This is what I have:
var myRuleSet = new Array (new processImage);
with (myDoc) {
     var elements = xmlElements;
     __processRuleSet(elements.item(0), myRuleSet);
function ProcessImage(){
     this.name = "ProcessImage";
     this.xpath = "/root/products/product/image";
     this.apply = function(myElement, myRuleProcessor){
          var myImage = myElement.graphics.item();
          myImage.resize(CoordinateSpaces.innerCoordinates, AnchorPoint.centerAnchor, ResizeMethods.multiplyingCurrentDimensionsBy,[.1,.1]);
          myImage.parent.fit(FitOptions.frameToContent);
          return true;
"myImage" isn't valid in the script above. Does anyone know if this is possible, and if so, what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any light anyone can shed on this!

After spending some more time with this today, I've realized that what Ole was talking about here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/1108974#1108974. He said that "If you're using CS4, you can use the resize method to resize graphics that have not yet been placed in a layout."
What he was referring to was graphics that are in overset text, not graphics in XML that have been imported but not placed.
So, there is no way that I know of to process images and image frames in imported XML that hasn't been placed in the layout yet.
But, a good workaround to my problem that I developed was to first place the imported XML into a very tiny temporary text frame, so that all images are immediately overset. Then I process the images to a manageable size using the resize method, per Ole's suggestion. Then, and only then, do I move the content onto my layout. This avoids problems with graphics being pointed to in the XML that may be too large for the pasteboard.
I hope this obscure technique is useful for someone!

Nsf database imported in Excel but failed in PowerPivot

I have Excel 2010 and PowerPivot 2010 version 32 bit and I would like to import into PowerPivot a nsf database. I did the following steps:
1.created the datasourse with Lotus Notes via ODBC 32 bit
2.created with Excel a new connection via connection > add > new source > Other Advanced > use data source name (reference to the datasource created at step1) + user name and password
(the datasourse is on domino server). I tested the connection and it was successful.
3.opened the connection in Excel, I was prompted for the password and entered again and the database was imported very well
4.in PowerPivot window Design > Existing Connection. In the displayed list of connections, I selected the connection created at step 2. I tested the connection and it was again successful. But
at the final step I have got the error “No tables were found in the data source. Check the connection information and login credentials”. I was not prompted for any password.
The connection string is displayed below (it is the same string that worked in Excel but failed in PowerPivot):
Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=UserID;Data Source=TEST1;Extended Properties="DSN=TEST1;UID=UserID; Database=act_ch4\AHinvoices.nsf;Server=domino/name;UserName=;EncryptPWD=;MaxSubquery=20;MaxStmtLen=4096;MaxRels=20;MaxVarcharLen=254;KeepTempIdx=1;MaxLongVarcharLen=5
12;ShowImplicitFlds=0;MapSpecialChars=1;ThreadTimeout=60;Pwd=**********";Initial Catalog=(Default);Password=**********
Do you have any idea what did I do wrong and what can be done to be able to import the database in PowerPivot too?
Thanks a lot,
Florian

Florian, is this still an issue?
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Hi, I'm trying to to export/import a XML file in the CP8, but it keeps telling me "Cannot import XML".

Hi, I'm trying to to export/import a XML file in the CP8, but it keeps telling me "Cannot import XML". To solve the problem I already tried following things:
1. Exported the file and then attempted to reimport the unedited file into a copy of the CP-project
2. Edited only a single character (using Notepad++) and once again tried to import the XML-file in the project.
3. Renamed the XML-file and the CP-project. Is there anyone who has solved this problem?
/J

Pasted this same reply/reference in your LinkedIn group post...
Try this thread (re: Run As Admin)
Import Captions in Captivate 5 - not working?

Can't Figure Out How To Import XML into a Table?

HELP!
I've been using InDesign for several years now... but everything Ive ever done has been basic one off layout concepts.
I am working on a website for a musical theater actress and for her resume, Id like to make a PDF which lists in table format the show, theatre and role she had for each job.
I could do this manually... but Id really like to learn how to just reuse the same XML data that I have for her website and import it into InDesign.
I have looked at Adobe's help file, I have scoured the internet, and I still can't figure it out... I have done like the adobe support file says... and I cant seem to get the values I create in her resume xml file to show up in a table I create in InDesign.
I even tried to simplify it for the learning process and did something as basic as an XML file that has 5 colors... couldnt even get that working.
So could someone explain it to me like Im a 5 year old... how to take a XML file, import it, place it in a table and have the data actually show up in the table.
thanks,
brian

Are you sure you want to use XML with tables for this? No doubt importing XML into tables is useful for some specialized tasks, such as importing formatting information inside the XML itself, but for most of the familiar tasks that XML excels at, tables are neither necessary nor useful.
In my (limited) experience, if the XML elements are well-differentiated, by which I mean different types of data have their own distinctive tags, then the special powers of XML can be exploited more fully using the more familiar tagged text, nested tags etc. in ordinary text frames using paragraph breaks, tab characters, etc. to achieve a suitably "tabular" finished appearance.
If you must import XML into tables, I recommend Adobe's own PDF "Adobe InDesign CS3 and XML: A Technical Reference" availabe here:
http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/indesign/articles/indcs3ip_xmlrules.pdf
It sounds very daunting -- the words "technical reference" make me shudder -- but actually it's very readable and not very technical at all. Some nice pics and everything!
Jeremy

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I want to import data from Excel to table in SQL server. Sheets in Excel file can have any name. I want to get data from first sheet of the excel file.
CREATE PROC CopyExcelDataToTempTable
@ExcelPath VARCHAR(1000)
AS
BEGIN
EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
EXEC sp_configure 'ad hoc distributed queries', 1;
RECONFIGURE;
EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'AllowInProcess', 1;
EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSset_oledb_prop N'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0', N'DynamicParameters', 1;
INSERT INTO TempData
SELECT *
FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',
SELECT CONCAT('Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;Database=', @ExcelPath),
'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]');
END;
Currently I am giving Sheet1 as static name in Select statement. But my sheet name is not fixed. I want to create a dynamic query. If getting Sheet name is not possible then can we put sheet with its index in Select query? There is no front end. Whatever I
want to do is in SQL server 2012. Is there any solution for this problem?

Hi Ajinkya,
To get the sheet names from an excel, you can use the Stored Procedure
SP_TABLES_EX. See the below code.
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'ExcelSource', '',
'Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0',
'c:\worksheet.xls',
NULL,
'Excel 8.0'
EXEC sp_addlinkedsrvlogin 'ExcelSource', 'false'
GO
EXECUTE SP_TABLES_EX 'ExcelSource'
the names in the worksheet.xls and execute result are like below.
Table name
a
b
c
d
Regarding your description, you need the first sheet of your excel. As the result shows, the sheet names are sorted, so there’s no guarantee to get the first one. The SP can work as a workaround when there’s only one sheet in your excel or the required sheet’s
name is customized to be sorted at the top first.
If you have any question, feel free to let me know.
Best regards,
Eric Zhang

Importing XML Templates

Hi,
Currently I am using Adobe Framemaker to import XML templates and make tables of data. Once the data has been imported into Framemaker it is easy to manipulate (change colours/sizes of columns etc.)
However, I am looking for a way to do this work in InDesign.
So far, I have tried importing the XML template into InDesign successfully, but as soon as I try to change columns/delete columns, basically make any changes to the table, InDesign freezes, and I have to restart the program.
The XML document is very large (4,089 rows in excel) and imported from Excel.
I am using CS4 on Windows XP.
Can anyone help ?

Does InDesign freeze if the table is not tagged? (i.e. untag the table and perform the column changes.)

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Hi All
Excellent forum, and thanks for all the revealing insights so far viewed, however one question.I'm using a PDF form to collect info via email in the format of XML datafiles. I also have an identical PDF which has database connectivity and that works fine. It was suggested on this forum that I could then import the XML data into my Database via the DB-connected PDF, in effect a user form and one with DB connectivity. Now, I've checked the data types and they all match, but when I import XML file, it creates a blank record in the database and none of the information is carried through. Please could someone offer guidance on what I'm doing wrong, I've been trying to figure this out for a week now?
Thanks
Steppe

Maybe it's because I'm replying by email, so I'll try the forums directly;
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