Linking tables from excel

Do I understand this correctly: that if a linked Excel file is placed in InDesign and I style that content.. then update the original content, I can't hold the formatting I did in InDesign?!

Yes, generally when you replace the old contents in InDesign by updating the link, you can't retain the texts and the formatting done locally in InDesign.
Thanks,
Praveen

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How to update (add new data in different tab) existing table from Excel

i've an existing table, for instance User Profile table, it consists of few tab in the table which contains different data... recently i've added new tab to the existing table and i would like to upload a particular data for this new tab... is there any way to upload (insert new data for the tab on existing data) this particular data into the existing table from Excel file?
could it be done by using lsmw?
Edited by: Yeong Kang Liew on Apr 5, 2010 4:35 AM

Check HELP on MODIFY & UPDATE statements.

Problem to acces linked table from Microsoft Access 2010

We have a couple of MS access databases that have linked tables from oracle Database. When the user try to view the content of the table it gets an error saying that the table or view does not exist.
But if i create a new MS access db and link the same tables with the same user, we are able to view the content of the table. So it does not seem to be related to permissions...
If we delete the linked table and try to re-attached them we got the same error
Anyone have a clue ?

It looks like this is a question that should be addressed in our ORACLE ODBC community, since it has to to with MS Access links to an Oracle DB via (I presume) an Oracle ODBC driver.
This community is for Oracle Heterogeneous Gateways. That is, Oracle DB links into 3rd party databases.
Thanks!
Matt

I am creating a catalog and need a way to mass import tables from excel into indesign. Any ideas?

I am creating a catalog and need a way to mass import tables from excel into indesign. Any ideas?

Third-party plugins for InDesign can automate the process. Here's a thread from InDesignSecrets.com forums:
http://indesignsecrets.com/topic/plugins-for-automating-catalog-production

Importing tables from Excel

Hi,
Hope you had a nice weekend.
When I import a table from Excel, for some reason I'm not getting the header row text in my second column (the whole thing has two columns) and the border on all the cells like I have in Excel.
Is there a way to make sure it imports the spreadsheet with the border and the header row text in the second column?
Thanks!

I'd check the cell range specified when you import, and perhaps tick the 'include hidden cells' option.
Might be worth saving your Excel file back to an older version too, as long as no required features are lost.
You can't bring Excel border styles over, though you can specify an InD table style on import...

How do i import a table from excel into dw8?

I want to import a table from excel into a table in dw8, i
just want the data inside the excel table to be imported to the
table in dw8.
The tables has the same stracture - number of rows and
columns.
is it possible?
btw special paste is no good, since it copies the stracture
of the table from excel which contains <td height="17">,
which is not good coding - td doesn't support the height
option.

table without special paste:
<table width="90%" border="1">
<tr>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
<th scope="col"> </th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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</tr>
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</tr>
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</tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
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</tr>
<tr>
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<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
</table>
table with special paste(Text with structure):
<table width="90%" border="1">
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" dir="rtl"
align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td dir="rtl" align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="17">
<td height="17" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
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<tr height="17">
<td height="17" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr height="18">
<td height="18" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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</table>

Populating table from excel or other source

What is the easiest way to populate a table from an existing Word or Excel file? I am looking at a long list with name, address, phone, website fields and would like to avoid dragging and dropping or hand entering. Should the file be saved as a comma or tab separated ascii? Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Joe

Hi Joe,
in addition to Mylenium's hint I want to show you this alternative Adobe-option, look here:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/dreamweaver/cs/using/WSc78c5058ca073340dcda9110b1f693f21-7ce6a .html
In it finds this small restriction: Note: If you use Microsoft Office 97, you cannot import the contents of a Word or Excel document; you must insert a link to the document.
Hans-G.

Can I use Power Query to Import a table from Excel sheet range which starts not from the top row?

Hi,
Being an experienced Excel user before Power BI, I am just starting to explore the M and Power Query capabilities, and need help already (ain't easy to google this use case somehow):
I need to import the table which sits in the Excel file with header row in the row 17 of Excel sheet, with some metadata header in the preceding rows of the columns A and B.
01: Report name, Quick Report
02: Report Date, 1/1/2014
17: Employee Name, Manager, etc...
18: John Doe, Matt Beaver, etc.
Both (a) direct attempt to load as Excel file and (b) the indirect way through [From Folder] and formula in custom column -- both lead to the same error: "[DataFormat.Error] External table is not in the expected format."
Specifically, I tried to use the [Power Query -> From File -> From Folder] functionality, select an Excel file and add a custom column to access the binary content: [Add Custom Column] with formula "=Excel.Workbook([Content])".
It looks like Power Query expects a rectangular range with headers full-width followed by a contiguous table range to import anything, and refuses to load if that is not the case...
QUESTION: Is there any way to load whatever-formatted data from Excel first, and then manipulate the overall imported range (like referring to rows starting from 17th using "Table.SelectRows" etc.) to read the actual data? Reading and using
the metadata from header would be a bonus, but that comes second... The main issue is to get something from a non-regular Excel file to later work with using M formulae ...
Thanks!
SAM

Finally found the answer to this one in ():
You Cannot Open a Password-Protected Workbook
If the Excel workbook is protected by a password, you
cannot open it for data access, even by supplying the correct password with
your connection settings, unless the workbook file is already open in the
Microsoft Excel application. If you try, you receive the following error
message:
Could not decrypt file.
ANSWER: So, will have either weave in the work with temporary unprotected files or requires opening them before updating the data source (although this almost defeats the purpose of automation...)
ANSWER to ORIGINAL QUESTION: password was preventing Power Query from reading the Excel file. For solution see above.
Thanks anyway for participation and inspiration, Imke!

How to import data into a Z table from excel file?

hi,
i have a custom created Z table into which i want to import some data from an excel file. which function can i use to do so because SE16 allows me to insert data only one by one via a data entry screen. this is time consuming. i want to import data from excel file so that its faster.

HI,
this program uploads data from excel and modifies ztable,(inserts records into ztable), check this and modify according to ur requirement)
This program uploads material number from excel sheet and does
******modifications to material number if required by the user
******and updates the table zmatnr with new material against the old material number
REPORT zmat_no message-id zebg.
TYPE-POOLS truxs.
TABLES:zmatnr.
DATA : itab LIKE alsmex_tabline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA row LIKE alsmex_tabline-row.
data : g_matnr like mara-matnr.
data : count type i.
data : itab_count type i.
data : gi_final like zmatnr occurs 0 with header line.
*data : begin of gi_final occurs 0,
      mat_old like mara-matnr,
      mat_new like mara-matnr,
      end of gi_final.
***********************Selection Screen*************************
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b1 WITH FRAME TITLE text-001.
PARAMETER : pfname LIKE rlgrap-filename OBLIGATORY.
select-options : records for count.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b1.
*********************At Selection Screen*************************
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR pfname.
PERFORM search.
START-OF-SELECTION.
perform process.
form process.
CALL FUNCTION 'ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE'
    EXPORTING
      filename                = pfname
      i_begin_col             = 1
      i_begin_row             = 2
      i_end_col               = 12
      i_end_row               = 65000
    TABLES
      intern                  = itab
    EXCEPTIONS
      inconsistent_parameters = 1
      upload_ole              = 2
      OTHERS                  = 3.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
describe table itab lines itab_count.
   row = 1.
loop at itab.
    if itab-row <> row.
      append gi_final.
      clear gi_final.
    endif.
    case itab-col.
      when '1'.
      CLEAR G_MATNR.
      gi_final-OLD_MATNR = itab-value.
      CONCATENATE 'NEW' gi_final-old_matnr INTO itab-value.
        gi_final-new_MATNR = itab-value.
      endcase.
    row = itab-row.
append gi_final.
clear gi_final.
endloop.
CALL FUNCTION 'PROGRESS_INDICATOR'
EXPORTING
    I_TEXT = 'File Has Been Successfully Uploaded from Workstation ' .
if not gi_final[] is initial.
    if not records-low is initial .
      if not records-high is initial.
        records-high = records-high + 1.
        DESCRIBE TABLE gi_final LINES count.
        IF records-high < count.
          DELETE gi_final FROM records-high TO count.
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          IF records-low <> 0.
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endif.
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--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
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siva

Function module to get data into internal table from Excel file sheets

Hi,
I have to upload customers from excel file.
we are donloading customer data excel file sheets.
Customer data in 1 sheet, tax data the other sheet of same excel file, Customer master-Credit data in other sheet of same excel file.
so i have 3-4 sheet in one excel file.
now my requirement is to get the data from excel file into internal table.
is there any function module.
Thanks & Regards

I am sending you the idea with an example how you can upload data from an EXCEL file into an internal table. I am not sure if you can take data from different sheet in the same EXCEL file. I think that this is not possible (try it )
Upload the data into an internal table, like the way that I am describing in the above:
DATA: L_MAX_COL_NB TYPE I.
DATA: l_file_name LIKE RLGRAP-FILENAME.
Just to be sure that is the correct type for the FM.
l_file_name = P_FILE_NAME.
L_MAX_COL_NB = 58. "Maximum nb of colums that the FM can read.
CALL FUNCTION 'ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE'
       EXPORTING
            FILENAME                = l_file_name
            I_BEGIN_COL             = 1
            I_BEGIN_ROW             = 2
            I_END_COL               = L_MAX_COL_NB
            I_END_ROW               = 9999
       TABLES
            INTERN                  = PT_EXCEL
       EXCEPTIONS
            INCONSISTENT_PARAMETERS = 1
            UPLOAD_OLE              = 2
            OTHERS                  = 3.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
ENDIF.
Now you should upload the data into your own itab. The Function Module will return to you all the an itab
from all fields and columns. Define the structure of the uploading file into SE11 - Data Dictionary. Then read the fieldcatalog of this structure. In the code that I am sending to you, I am insearting an empty line into the internal table and then I am assigning this line into a corresponding field-symbol. Then I am able to change the working area - so and the line of the itab. Propably you could you the statement APPEND INITIAL LINE TO (your_table_name) ASSIGNING <your_field_symbol>, but the example was written in an old SAP version.
FIELD-SYMBOLS:
                 <F_REC> LIKE WA_UPLOAD_FILE,      "working are of the uploading file
                 <F_FIELD> TYPE ANY.
DATA: COLUMN_INT TYPE I,
        C_FIELDNAME(30) TYPE C.
PERFORM GET_FIELDCATOLG TABLES FIELDCAT
                           USING 'ZECO_CHARALAMBOUS_FILE'.
LOOP AT PT_EXCEL.
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      ASSIGN WA_UPLOAD_FILE TO <F_REC>.
    ENDAT.
    COLUMN_INT = PT_EXCEL-COL.
    READ TABLE FIELDCAT INTO WA_FIELDCAT INDEX COLUMN_INT.
    CONCATENATE '<F_REC>-' WA_FIELDCAT-FIELDNAME INTO C_FIELDNAME.
    ASSIGN (C_FIELDNAME) TO <F_FIELD>.
    <F_FIELD> = PT_EXCEL-VALUE.
    AT END OF ROW.
      APPEND WA_UPLOAD_FILE TO GT_UPLOAD_FILE.
      CLEAR WA_UPLOAD_FILE.
    ENDAT.
ENDLOOP.
With Regards
George
Edited by: giorgos michaelaris on Mar 4, 2010 3:44 PM

Importing data to table from excel

hi,
Is it possible to import data from excel to an oracle table using a stored procedure?
database used : Oracle 11g
Joseph

Hello Joseph,
the database (server) usually has no access on your PC (client).
I recommend that you transfer the file to the server via FTP and then you can use heterogeneous services to read directly from the file.
If your server is running on Windows too you can use ODBC to connect
Re: Read CSV/XLS file to insert into Oracle database.
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:4406709207206
http://jiri.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/load-ms-excel-file-to-oracle-database/
If this does not help you, then please show us your requirements as detailed as possible.
Regards
Marcus

How to read an APO table from excel in place using Visual Basic ?

We have enhanced some APO reports using layouts that use excel in place with custom visual basic (VB) code. For example, the VB code can append the data with additional columns that perform specific calculations and then proceed to create pivot table reports in excel..That is working fine.
The challenge is to see if that VB code could read specific APO tables (e.g. product master tables) to bring additional elements into excel and thus expand the report content. We know that additional fields can be added to the reports, but having the flexibility to read tables from VB could be more flexible.
Can that be done?. If so, would it be possible using exclusively the VB code attached to the layout, i.e. no ABAP?

Hello Anselmo,
I am assuming you are doing this either using BeX analyzer or by reading the planning book using the RFC ActiveX component and a BAPI.
I think it's possible to retrieve the data from the product master table. Here are my thoughts on how can this be done:
1) You can create a generic datasource (transaction RSO2) for the product master table, connect that to a BW remotecube and use a BeX query to retrieve that values. You can then join the queries using VBA. Alternatively, you can build a muti-provider that connects your current InfoCube to the new RemoteCube and build a query from there. The multi-provider, in this case, joins the data (no more VBA).
2) If you have already loaded your product master data into master data carrying InfoObjects then you can try the same technique as #1 but this time there is no need to create the generic datasource. You can use the InfoObjects for your master data as the InfoProviders for your query.
3) You can try the ActiveX component from SAP which can connect to any emote enabled function in SAP system. SAP already provided some BAPIs (check transaction BAPI for a list) which might be able to provide the data. You can also create your own function modules (be sure to make it remote enabled) using ABAP. (transaction SE37).
Hope this helps

How to copy a table from excel to skype

Hi hi,
I'm using skype version 7.2.59.103, and usual copy and paste table from microsoft excel and send to my colleagues in my company. But it's very annoying that when I paste table to chat window the column of the table is oblique.
May you know this problem and hope you will get us a tool for fix as soon.
Thank you very much,

Hi Rene,
You can use the following code. ValueNodeSrc is your source node and ValueNodeDest is your destination node. If there are any attributes, whose names do not match, you have to manually set it after you do the WDcopyService like this
elemDest.setAttributeValue("Name1",elemSrc.getAttributeValue("FirstName"));
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          IWDNodeElement elemDest;
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Linking tables from a database with PHP

Good morning,
I wonder if anyone can help me with this. I am trying to use
several tables from the same database in my query in PHP in
Dreamweaver MX .
I have a results page on my website which contains :
artist name - Country
website
promo paragraph (etc....)
All show up fine and for "country" I get the respective
numbers which are in that recordset and which refer to another
table listing the Countries.
In the manual : "Dreamweaver MX dynamic applications" it
tells you how to link those tables in ASP but not in PHP.
Can someone tell me how to do this please ?
Thanks
Chris

linking tables is done in your SQL sentence, it doesn't
matter if you're
using ASP, PHP, ...
try something like this (assuming tables are named ARTISTS
& COUNTRIES):
"SELECT ARTISTS.NAME,ARTISTS.WEBSITE,...,COUNTRIES.COUNTRY
FROM ARTISTS
INNER JOIN COUNTRIES ON ARTISTS.COUNTRY = COUNTRIES.COUNTRY"
galorec wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> I wonder if anyone can help me with this. I am trying to
use several tables
> from the same database in my query in PHP in Dreamweaver
MX .
>
> I have a results page on my website which contains :
>
> artist name - Country
> website
> promo paragraph (etc....)
>
>
> All show up fine and for "country" I get the respective
numbers which are in
> that recordset and which refer to another table listing
the Countries.
>
> In the manual : "Dreamweaver MX dynamic applications" it
tells you how to link
> those tables in ASP but not in PHP.
> Can someone tell me how to do this please ?
>
> Thanks
> Chris
>

Importing data into an existing table from excel problem

Hopefully I am posting this in the right place..
I am having trouble importing data from Excel into an oracle table using the 'import data' wizard in SQL developer.
The problem is that the I want to import data into a table which all ready has data and I want the new data to be imported into the first row of the table not in a new row at the end of the table.
This is probably best shown by example:
create table todelete (
     site_no varchar2(2),
     data1 number,
     qa number);
insert into todelete values ('w1',1,null);
insert into todelete values ('w1',2, null);
insert into todelete values ('w1',3,null);
Now I want to import the following data from excel into the QA column starting at w1:
SITE_NO
QA
w1
4
w2
4
w3
4
However, when I import the QA column it goes into a new row:
SITE_NO
DATA1
QA
w1
1
NULL
w2
2
NULL
w3
3
NULL
NULL
NULL
4
NULL
NULL
4
NULL
NULL
4

The problem is that the I want to import data into a table which all ready has data and I want the new data to be imported into the first row of the table not in a new row at the end of the table.
No - the PROBLEM is that a table does NOT have a 'first' row or a 'row at the end of the table'.
Rows in a table are like balls in a basket; there is NO 'first' ball.
As already suggested please mark this thread ANSWERED and repost it in the sql developer forum where it belongs.

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