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Captions - Importing from a txt file not working
gianca49:
Hi support
macbook pro, el capitan
trying to import from a txt file saved as unicode from excel names of vip people for tonight event in europe.
strangely it is not working anymore.
other version of pm it worked fine
txt file out of excel unicode save
tryed many variations
any quick idea to get this file into it so I can work tonight here ?
thanks for help
regards
giancarlo
Hayo Baan:
I don't fully understand your question. Where do you want to import the file, for what purpose?
gianca49:
Hi Hayo
want to have it in the caption fields
so I can quickly assign a name to people in the image
other possibility is code replace but it is slower as I have first to look up which code belongs to which name
after long time testing I think excel is not saving properly a txt file now in unicode.
think the problem is there. pity.
thanks for help
regards
giancarlo
Hayo Baan:
Right, I think I understand what you want.
I had never used this myself (just tried it), but you should be able to simply import the file (it must have a .TXT extension!).
Open the IPTC stationary (CMD/CTRL+I), click the Arrow button next to the Caption input field, select Edit Captions, click Import, a file browser opens, navigate to the file you want to import and “open” it.
Worked flawless for me (Note: it does not import anything twice so you can safely import a file, even if some of the entries are already there).
If this doesn't work for you, what error message do you get?
gianca49:
I made several test and the file made by excel is probably not correct unicod txt file.
pm cannot import it.
old files do work properly.
so problem is not with pm but with excel..
thanks for help
there is nothing to be done here anymore.
now I have to go to do the job.
no more time to invest in this solution.
thank you for your help
regards
giancarlo
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