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Setting up a data source “About data sources” on page 114
Opening an Excel data source
Introduction
This topic describes how to open an Excel 2002 file to use as a data
source for determining the content of printed bar code labels. You do
this when creating a schema.
The use of a data source is optional as you can provide the label content
with counters, constants, and clones instead.
Excel version
!! IMPORTANT !! The file must have been created using
Excel 2002. You cannot create the file with a later version and then
save it as an Excel 2002 format, because the original and converted
formats are not identical.
Before you start
This procedure assumes that you have already created an Excel data
source.
Procedure
To open an Excel spreadsheet as your data source:
1. Make sure that each row of data in the Excel file is a named range by
selecting each named range, in turn, from the list box at the top, left
of the spreadsheet.
The cells that are included in the named range are selected in the
spreadsheet.
2. In PlateTag, click the Schemas tab located at the bottom of the page.
3. In the Data source selection, select Excel 2002.
A list box called Table name appears.