Import source Excel file

Modified on Mon, 5 Oct at 1:53 PM

This event makes sure that it only prompt when the data source field is actually in the slide.

CMD

<Cmd case="DataImport:SimpleExcel" path="x" slide-range="x" templafy-trigger="x" ignore-no-data="x" />

Parameters

source-path

Path for the data source that should be used. This should be a xlsx file.

templafy-trigger

true

If true, the plugin will update the latest slide inserted based on TemplafyEvents (notice that this requires TemplafyEvents plugin).

false

Uses false value.

slide-range

all

Updates all slides in the presentation

active

Updates the active slide in the presentation.

ignore-no-data

true

Aborts if no path is defined in source-path and no DataImporter data source shape is found.

false

Prompts the user to select a data source if no source-path is defined.

For instance:

XML
<event type="TemplafyEvents:assetinserted">
 <Cmd case="DataImport:SimpleExcel" slide-range="active" templafy-trigger="true" ignore-no-data="true" />
</event> 

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