Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software - Manual (Page 44)

Access table or query. The data source can contain only one table and
no more than 255 columns.
Note: If you are using a text file as your data source, make sure that
field type is appropriate. If it is not appropriate, change the field type
according to data content. For example, a customer number field
contains a number, so the appropriate field type is Number.
1. In the Darwin Pilot workspace, from the File menu, select New.
2. In the New Job dialog box, select Create New Job From Data File.
3. In the Open Data File dialog box, navigate to your existing data file
and select it.
4. Click Open.
The available work sheets appear in the Excel File dialog box.
Note: If the first record in your data source contains field names, as
in this example, make sure that in the Excel File dialog box, the First
record contains field names check box is selected.
5. Click OK.
Darwin displays the list of fields and the value of the first record.
The table that is displayed contains the fields from the data file and
values contained in your data source file. You can preview the
records in the database using the Previous and Next Record arrow
buttons below the table.
36 Chapter 4—Creating a Darwin Job