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

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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

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

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

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);
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excel.Application.Workbooks.Add(true);
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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];
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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);
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Excel.Worksheet oldxlSht = (Excel.Worksheet)oldworkbook.Worksheets[1];
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"A" + oldxlSht.Rows.Count, Type.Missing);
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xlRange.Copy(oldxlSht.Rows[newrow, Type.Missing]);
oldworkbook.Save();
excel.Quit();
releaseObject(oldxlSht);
releaseObject(worksheet);
releaseObject(excel);
jdweng

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

XML to EXCEL with Conversion agent error: XML to EXCEL PROCCES FAILD

Hello,
I have scenario from Oracle database to Excel.
For this scenario I use with conversion agent by itemfield to transfer data from XML to EXCEL.
The scenario not worked.
Few points:
1. I add the conversion agent module to SAP XI receiver communication channel.
2. When I change the scenario to oracle to xml (without using conversion agent) the scenario works OK.
3. When I drag the CME file to the studio I found the error message: XML to EXCEL PROCCES FAILD.
4. I use with conversion agent in other scenario (EDI to IDOC) without any problem.
5. I'm not found any clue for this problem in XI RWB.
Elad

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

Can't import XML data into my databse-connected PDF form

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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Hi,
I have a question wrt importing XML into Indesign. I have my text stored in Excel (Fig A) and intend to export as an XML file where each line will represent each page. However, my first attempt failed to treat the 'carriage returns' as I'd envisaged:
The 'carriage returns' used within an Excel cell (ALT-ENTER) are maintained when transforming to a CSV file (Fig B). However, when converting to an XML file, the conversion only takes place on a line by line basis and hence the XML file becomes incomplete (Fig C).
So, it appears I need to make sure that the CSV file contains one line per entry, while also maintaining the actual carriage returns in my source spreadsheet and for Indesign to recognise them. In order to do this, I'll need to substitute the 'carriage returns' in my excel column to be represented by a new set of characters. My question is how can I let Indesign know to recognise this set of characters to be converted to a carriage return, when importing text.
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Best Regards
Luke

Hi,
Thanks for all the responses.
With regard to XML, it could well be an issue has crept in because I am using another utility to convert my csv's to xml and maybe there are better options out there. I will take a look for other utilities and try that (Its not possible from Excel easily, even though there is an option to save as an XML file).
Secondly, because the XML was readable by internet explorer, I assumed it had a satisfactory standard XML format which would be accepted by any program, including InDesign. This proved true, since the XML file i generated was actually recognised by my Indesign document and populated the tags correctly, albeit without any carriage returns.
When I save my excel sheet as a csv, it does actually hold the carriage returns causing multiple lines per entry, hence why I need to substitute the actual carriage returns in my excel sheet to a alternative character set so that the entry remains on one line.
Re: Double quotes on text fields. Im sorry, I didnt realise I had commas in my sample csv example.
I should have corrected it, but I intend on using semi-colons as my csv delimiter and don't intend on having semi-colons in my excel sheet itself, so I possibly won't need any double-quotes.
So, it looks like this is what I need to do ;
i) Add a column in Excel which substitutes all the carriage returns with a line break identifier (^n).
ii) Convert Excel file to a semi-colon csv holding this new column,
iii) Convert csv file to XML using a good CSV->XML utility,
iv) Add the respective XML tags to my INDD document,
v) Add a GREP rule which does a find/replace on all instances of ^n and replace with a line break,
vi) Import the XML file,
vii) Apply the find/replace GREP rule on the whole document. Carriage returns on my text fields should be consistent with my original excel sheet.
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L

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Is it possible to import XML into Essbase or are we limited to flat files or Excel files? If XML is an option, can someone point me to some documentation?
Thx!

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SQL data sources
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Dear all,
There are a lot of books about exporting data into XML format.
Actually, how to use XML Documents? Sorry I am new that I ask such a question.
What i think may be exchange or save data using xml. If so, How to import into MS SQL table? Do it need to do any mapping?
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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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Excel 2013
i got an XML file generated by the GPinventory tool. when i import it into Excel, i only get the headers.
how can i import the data as well?

Hi,
As far as I know, the GPinventory tool Supported Operating System :Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, I suppose it generated XML file with Excel 2003 schema, but Excel 2013 have a new XML schema. This issue usually caused by the XML scheme.
Please create a Excel 2013 schema XML file
to test with Excel 2013, if the file could be import well. We'd better check the generated XML file.
As a workaround, we'd better save the results as
a tab-delimited text file and then import to Excel 2013.
If this issue still exists, please upload the XML file through OneDrive. I want to test it.
Regards,
George Zhao
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Business One - XML or Excel File interface

Hi Folks ,
Here i have some basic questions which i need to clarify from the expertise like you
1. Is Business One can able to Produce/Consume XML file for the Master data upload ? If so where can i find the schema for XML file ?
2. I hope that Business One can use Excel file to upload the Master data - if so where can find the template/schema ?
3. Can we use Scheduling mechanism to Upload XML file for master data upload to Business System ?
Any inputs are really appreciated .
Thanks.,
V.Rangarajan

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1. You can import the data into master data through xml and excel sheet with the help of DTW.
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