How can I keep the width of the columns (1) and (2) a header when you replace a table?

I am trying to format a series of paintings using simple Excel files and two columns that look like this:

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.04.36 PM.png

I have already created a table style, but I find myself relating to two additional steps each time I replace the existing data with a new Excel file:

Challenge #1: Manually set the width of each column to 3 inches.

Challenge #2: Manually convert the top row a header.

Each of these tasks only takes a few seconds to set up, but I'll have to make hundreds of them and the time adds up. Here's my existing workflow:

1. Select the existing table, properly formatted.

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.09.59 PM.png

2 file > Place... (Replace the item selected and The show Import Options checked)

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.10.44 PM.png

3. import in an unformatted Table using the custom Table Style 1 created for this document.

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.08.54 PM.png

Note: Once fell, the width of the previous columns is lost and there is no identified header:

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.08.06 PM.png

4. I manually adjust the width of the columns to 3 inches.

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.08.23 PM.png

5. Finally, I converted the top row a header.

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.08.34 PM.png

Result is a perfectly formatted table, exactly 6 inches wide, each column taking up half the width.

Screen Shot 2015-09-07 at 4.08.40 PM.png

Ideas to keep the width of column after replacing the Excel file and/or fit automatically in the top row, as a header would be greatly appreciated!

Something like this should do the trick. Copy the script in a text editor, save with the extension .jsx and put in your folder of InDesign scripting. If you do this a lot, it would be useful to assign a shortcut to the script key.

To use, place your cursor in a table cell, or select a cell or a line and run the script.

//BS"D
// Copyright (c) 2015 by www.Id-Extras.com
// Free to use, but please do not remove this notice.
myTable = app.selection[0].parent;
if (!myTable instanceof Table){
  myTable = myTable.parent;
}
if (!myTable instanceof Table){
  alert("Select a cell or place your cursor in a cell, and try again");
  exit();
}
myTable.columns.everyItem().width = "3 in";
myTable.rows[0].rowType = RowTypes.HEADER_ROW;

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