This has been a quirk or a thorn in the user friendliness of MapInfo since version 3.0. Instead of specifying in the MapInfo's Excel Information dialog
[ ] Use Row Above Selected Range for Column Titles the dialog box should have asked [ ] First Row Contains Column Headings like MS Access did for years! This minor change saves the user all the extra steps on manually specifying the starting point of range as "A2." Srini _____________________________________________ Ponniah Srinivasan CertainTech, Inc. Sterling, Virginia, USA Web: http://www.certaintech.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillips, Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'MapInfo-L'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: January 14, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: RE: MI-L Importing from Excel > Clayton, when you are opening the Excel file, you should be able to specify > a range of data, and then check a box telling it that the first line is your > header line. When I import XLS files, I tell it the range starts at "A2" > instead of "A1", and then I check the box. This is assuming my first line > in the XLS is my header line. > > Hope this helps. > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clayton Hudnall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MI-L Importing from Excel > > > I am new to MI and have a large number of GPS points in Excel I would like > to import. I have been able to import the coordinates but not the > associated labels. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 9879 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 9913
