Using this approach you could even export to text and then import the file by reference. That way each update to the XLS results in updated output and FM automagically shows you the most current numbers.
I've done that with a few financial clients and things seem to be working well with it. Bernard Bernard Aschwanden Publishing Technologies Expert Publishing Smarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.publishingsmarter.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:57 PM To: Carol J. Elkins; [email protected] Subject: Re: table sort order Hi, Carol: At 11:30 AM -0700 3/7/06, Carol J. Elkins wrote: >Framers, in the past when I sorted table rows containing numerical >data, I could put up with Frame sorting on specific digits rather than >the entire number string. For example, in an ascending sort, Frame does >this: >509 >5104 >5105 >5115 >512 >5120 Have you considered creating and maintaining the table in a spreadsheet application like Excel, and importing it, either directly, or by exporting from the spreadsheet as delimited text and importing the text? -- Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bernard%40publishingsmarter.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
