asked on 11/15/2010

Import XML file into Excel

Attached is a XML file and an Excel spreadsheet after I have imported this XML into it. Is it possible to rearrange the resulting spreadsheet so that the columns are Session#, SourceHost, SourcePath, StartTime, etc with the corressponding values listed by session #? Can this be done via the XML import process into Excel Or is VBA code necessary? Either way I would appreciate assistance. The current format is not manageable. Thanks.
BackUpJob1349.xml
Book3.xlsx

Visual Basic Classic Microsoft Excel

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StampIT

11/16/2010

gbanik

11/15/2010

Use an XML parser to parse through the XML file and populate the Excel file. There may not be a straight forward way of achieving this. Use the Microsoft XML Library to do so.

Add it as reference in your project
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms763701(VS.85).aspx

Check this to parse your data
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa163921(office.10).aspx

Bruce Cadiz

11/15/2010

StampIT,

Here's a different approach by replacing your XML tags with HTML then opening in Excel.
Note: It will open the XML file and replace listed text string / tags with HTML tags then open in Excel. Seemed like the simplest approach since your XML was similarly structured to an HTML table.

Bruce ee-Q26615394.xls

StampIT

11/15/2010

ASKER

Thanks for the replies. Both of these are way over my head. I thought there might be a simpler way of performing this task.
Bruce: I ran your code with the file I had but it resulted in data in the first row in a language I did not understand. I probably did something wrong.
If I can I should probably withdraw the question.

gbanik

11/15/2010

StampIT as I mentioned in my comment, there might not be a simpler way. But actually less difficult than u are thinking. This method is a tried and tested way and u can definitely give it a try.
I am confident about the direction.

Bruce Cadiz

11/15/2010

StampIT,

Here is your sample XML file and I've modified the Excel file to save the output in the same directory. It should do exactly what you have asked.

Save them to a folder that you have read/write access to. Then open the Excel file and hit the button to Select the XML File. You are running Windows aren't you? What version of Excel do you have?

Bruce ee-Example.zip

StampIT

11/15/2010

ASKER

Bruce,
I am running Windows Vista and Excel 2007. Thanks

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11/15/2010

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StampIT

11/16/2010

ASKER

Works exactly how I want it to.

Bruce Cadiz

11/16/2010

StampIT,

Thanks. I believe the suggestions by gbanik regarding the XML parser is something you should look at. While as he stated it may seem complicated, if you were to eventually incorporate it, you would have more functionality / flexibility in the long run, especially if your XML data structures change in the future.

Bruce

StampIT

11/16/2010

ASKER

Bruce,
Thanks. I will keep that in mind.