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Editing .DIF Files with Microsoft Excel

Editing .DIF files with Microsoft Excel

Overview When Excel imports a .DIF file, it converts the controller addresses in the first
column of the database into numerical values which ProWORX 32 cannot read.
Excel also exchanges the rows and columns of the database in the .DIF file’s
header. Unless you correct these problems, an error appears when you try to import
a .DIF file back into ProWORX 32 after you have changed it in Microsoft Excel.
To use Excel to edit documentation, follow these seven steps:
Step One Set the size of your descriptor fields for Microsoft Excel.
Step Two Export your ProWORX 32 project as a .dif file.
Step Action
1 Select the ProWORX 32 project whose documentation you want to edit.
2 From the project right-click menu in the navigation tree, select Properties.
3 In the properties dialog, select the Documentation tab.
4Set Number of Descriptor Lines to 9.
5 Click OK to save changes and return to ProWORX 32.
Step Action
1 From the project right-click menu in the navigation tree, select Export
Documentation.
2 Select a path and enter a file name in the Select Destination File dialog.
3 Click OK to export documentation.