Is it possible in Freeway 5 Express, to import a list from a word doc?
I have a client that would like to have a list of all the wines they stock. The list would be from a word file or excel file etc.
Thanks in advance for any help
Cheers,
Steven
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Does your client want to manage this file, make changes to it, and have the new data publish on your site? Or are you asking to import within Freeway and format the data there?
If the latter, have a look through the manual for the steps to import data from a CSV file. Basically, you export a CSV from Excel, then draw a table in your page, place the text cursor in the top-left corner, and import the data into the table.
I’m not 100% sure that this feature is there in Express, by the way…
To test this idea out, try this: double-click inside an HTML box so you see the flashing text cursor. Now look in the File menu. You should see an option labeled Import Text. If you do, then you’re golden.
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I did the test and YES I can import text!
The client will want to update the text. If they know how to connect to the server and replace a text file with another text file… do you think that will work?
Thanks for your help Walter. You da MAN!
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If you import the text in Freeway, then you will have to maintain that content. What you’re describing sounds like it could use a server-side component. Where you’re hosting the site, do they give you a list of server scripting languages that you can use? If the data is well structured, you could add an admin script, coded in php or another language like that, to allow your client to upload new information whenever.
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