----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dr. Frank Schuessler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: MI-L MapInfo and Excel


> Hi Listers,
> 
> a question about Excel tables in MapInfo. When editing an XLS
> file back in Excel, MapInfo does not recognize row or column
> changes.
> 
> In the TAB file, there is an entry like this:
> 
> Definition Table
>   Type XLS Titles Range "Table1!A4:H61"
> 
> Do you have to edit the range manually if new columns or rows are
> added, or is there a workaround to automatically update the range
> extents?

Rather than edit the TAB file text manually, close the table and go
through the process of opening the XLS file via "Open Table" again.
When it tells you that the file has already been registered as a TAB 
file, allow MapInfo to overwrite the existing TAB file. 

HTH
Spencer



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