topic Re: Load excel files from web in QlikView

Load excel files from web

sivarajs — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:35:15 GMT

Hi,

I need to load a excel file from the web.The web page has folders under some excel files are there and i need to get that files. Could you please tell me the way?

Thanks,

Siva

Re: Load excel files from web

Gysbert_Wassenaar — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 09:13:50 GMT

In the script editor click on the Web files button. Then paste the url to the excel file into the Internet File field. Just follow the wizard to create the load statement. It will look something like this example:

LOAD Product,

Region,

Sales,

SalesPerson,

[Transaction Date],

SalesP2

FROM

[http://community.qlik.com/servlet/JiveServlet/download/303669-53923/salestodate.xls]

(biff, embedded labels, table is [Sheet1$]);

Re: Load excel files from web

sivarajs — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:59:58 GMT

Hi Gysbert,

Thanks

I did the same but after giving URL next it showing cannot read Biff kinda error.

Is this because of password protected file?

-Siva

Re: Load excel files from web

marcus_sommer — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:52:21 GMT

Protected excel-files couldn't read, but there are workarounds - see here:

http://community.qlik.com/thread/13917?start=15&tstart=0

or per externe batch like this:

SET vCSCRIPT = 'c:\windows\system32\cscript.exe';

EXECUTE $(vCSCRIPT) "D:\OpenProtectExcelAndSaveUnprotect.vbs";

- Marcus