InDesign script to put the excel file

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• Date format changes when you put an Excel file in Indesign

  I have an Excel sheet with the date format DD-MM-YYYY.

  I need to put this Excel file in Indesign - and the link, so I can update the Excel sheet and put it auto updated in Indesign.

  So I put my file management preferences to "create links when placing text years Spreadsheeet Files", go to file > Place and choose my Excel sheet. In the import option, I don't see any option to keep the date format. But when I look at the table in Indesign changed the date format DD/MM/YYYY.

  The same thing happens if I chose 'To format table' or 'Unofrmatted'. That if I copy and paste the table actually the show dates above right. But it's not a solution for me, since I need the linked Excel file!

  So, do I did wrong? Is there some settings in Indesign to preserve the format of Excel date instead of change?

  I use the Mac version and I get different results with the 2011 and older versions. I tested the top down and the values are different. On windows, MS Office is better, so I often work on Mac, but change to Windows, then save again with a new file name, and use it. But not everyone has this opportunity.

  With Excel on Mac is a huge problem that. and exchanged everwhere in its German version. It's ok in numbers, as German and English exchanged. and,

  But with the files exported as CSV, it becomes a huge problem, because Excel separates files CSV Comma, but pointed, and no other application (and neither itsself Excel) will read these files correctly. Excel on Mac is so good for the calculation, but if you go information in another application it is a mess.

• Report and read the Excel file

  Hi all

  I need to match the styles of paragraphs with Indesign and files the Excel file.

  Excel file consists of (approximately 500 paragraph Styles) naming of the files of standard paragraph styles

  Files InDesign with 100 paragraph Styles.

  My request:

  I need to generate the report if Indesign paragraph styles that are not in the Excel file.

  for example,.

  Indesign file Excel file

  h1                             H1

  h2                              h2

  h3                              BL

  tx                              tx1

  TX1

  TX2

  Create the report as:

  Paragraph error style is H1 and BL in Indesign file

  Created script:
  

  var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
  
  var myPstyles = app.activeDocument.allParagraphStyles;
  
  alert("myPstyles: " + myPstyles.length)
  
  for(i=0; i<myPstyles.length; i++)
  {
       var IndesignPStyles = myPstyles[i].name;
      alert(myPstyles[i].name)
      }
  //_____________________________________________________________
  
  //Help Here
  
  var myFile = File.openDialog("Choose a tab delimitted txt file:");
  if (!myFile){
  exit();
  }     
   
  myFile.open('r');
  while (myFile.eof==false){
       line=myFile.readln();
       line = line.split("\t");
       myFind = line[0];
  }
  
  
  

  Could someone help with this request.

  Thanks in advance

  Beginner_X

  Hi BEGINNER_X,

  First of all, you must convert the excel file to the format of files "*.csv or delimited by tabs. (I use commas .csv file).

  You posted in above code JS reading only the names of paragraph style. Then another code is read only comma-delimited text file, but you are not comparing the paragraph style in the list of excel files. You missed here.

  Please try the JS code below his works very well, but not generated the report file. I hope that you will generate the report of your side file.

  var myFile = File.openDialog("Choose a tab delimitted txt file:");
  if (!myFile){
  exit();
  }     
  
  var myArray = []
  myFile.open('r');
  while (myFile.eof==false){
      var line=myFile.readln().split(",");
      myArray.push(line[0]);
      }
  
  var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
  var myPstyles = app.activeDocument.allParagraphStyles;
  
  Array.prototype.contains = function(obj) {
      var i = this.length;
      while (i--) {
          if (this[i] === obj) {
              return true;
          }
      }
      return false;
  }
  
  var myMissingStyle =[];
  for(i=2; i
  THX,
  csm_phil
  		   

• Search and replace the contents of the excel file

  Hello

  I have the list in the excel file that needs to replace. The script should read the excel then replace to open InDesign documents.

  The excel (*.xls) file has two columns, the first column has our old. and the second column has the new numbers to replace.

  Ex:

  Column 1 column 2

  (Research)               (Replace)

  -----------------------------------

  4257/2 = > 1/2

  4257/3 = > 1/3

  4257/4 = > 1/4

  ....

  3257/2 = > 1/5

  3257/3 = > 1/6

  3257/4 = > 1/7

  ....

  4457/4 = > 2/2

  4457/5 = > 2/3

  4457/6 = > 2/4

  4457/7 = > 2/5

  ......

  Thanks in advance,

  Thiru

  Hi Poirier,

  I modified your request for entry of csv file.

  Please save it as the xls to text delimetted tab. See the snapshot below.

  

  Then, run the provided scripts it will change the values.

  var myFile = File.openDialog("Choose a tab delimitted txt file:");
  if (!myFile){
  exit();
  }     
  
  myFile.open('r');
  while (myFile.eof==false){
       line=myFile.readln();
       line = line.split("\t");
       myFind = line[0];
       myChange = line[1];
       app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
       app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = myFind;
       app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo=myChange;
       app.documents.item(0).changeGrep();
       app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
       }
  myFile.close();
  

  THX

  csm_phil

• labView send data wireless node for the excel file

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  I used the basic tutorial for the network of wireless sensors OR. http://www.ni.com/tutorial/8890/en/. I finished it with a single node. The next phase of my project is to send the data from the node and the date and time in an excel file every hour. Is there any advice I can get to at least send the date and the data in the excel file? I'm using labView in 2012

  I change, because I put the text instead of excel file

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• Create rectangles of information in the excel file... Help!

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  to set up...

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  -Press on Alt + F11 to bring up the editor

  -in the Tools menu, click references.

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  -in the perso.xls (or any other book) to add a Module. Personal is a comprehensive workbook that is always available. If you don't see it, go back to Excel and save a macro, anything will do. Who will create the personal folder.

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      'reads the active Excel workbook data to create squares in Illustrator
      'data is organized in rows as follows x, y, width, height
      'data has no headers, first row in cell "A1"
  
      Dim iapp As New Illustrator.Application
      Dim idoc As Illustrator.Document
      Dim isquare As Illustrator.PathItem
  
      Dim rowcount As Integer
      Dim x As Double
      Dim y As Double
      Dim w As Double
      Dim h As Double
  
      rowcount = Cells(1, 1).CurrentRegion.Rows.Count
  
      Set idoc = iapp.Documents.Add
  
      For i = 1 To rowcount
          x = Cells(i, 1)
          y = Cells(i, 2)
          w = Cells(i, 3)
          h = Cells(i, 4)
  
          Set isquare = idoc.PathItems.Rectangle(y, x, w, h)
      Next
  
      Set isquare = Nothing
      Set idoc = Nothing
      Set iapp = Nothing
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  -Save the personal book

  -to run, move the cursor anywhere inside the slot... End Sub and press F5

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  I make a program reads the value of the probe via serial port... but I don't know how I can record this data in excel file... I open the example in the labview example, but I don't want to like this... becaue I use a while loop in my program that cause opened "multi" excel file... . How can I solve this problem?

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