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Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

  • 1.  Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 29 days ago
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    Hi Everyone,

     I'm currently working on a crawl reading from an Excel worksheet. In the expression, I'm using the N method. I've attached a sample Excel sheet for reference. I'm data linking it starting from line 3: Scene 1, Text 1... <N+1>, Scene 2, Text 1... <N+2>, and so on for all the other scenes. I only have five scenes, but it reads all items in the Excel file, regardless of whether there are 20 or 200 items. After completing the crawl, it is also reading the second line in the Excel sheet, which states "miamidadecounty." a lot of times. I'm not linking that line, but it keeps showing up. This behavior didn't occur consistently during my testing, and it was also demonstrated to my supervisors. 

    Does the N method require at least 10 items in the Excel sheet for it to read and loop correctly? There are some meetings where we only have one item. I've noticed that if I add more items to the Excel sheet, it works properly. Thanks, Laz

    laz



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    Lazaro Lopez
    TV/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
    MIAMI DADE COUNTY
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    Attachment(s)

    xlsx
    MDC_BCC.xlsx   21 KB 1 version


  • 2.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago

    try starting at N+0 and then N+1, N is incremented each time so at the end of say 200 items N is 200 plus whatever number you add so you might be jumping to position 2 when you wrap around. 



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 3.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago

    Ok. I will try this. IF not can you log in by team viewer and helps us out?



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    Lazaro Lopez
    TV/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
    MIAMI DADE COUNTY
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  • 4.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago

    Training and Creative Services help usually has to be purchased unfortunately. 

    Is there anyone from Ross you deal with locally? 



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 5.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago

    No. thanks for your help



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    Lazaro Lopez
    TV/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
    MIAMI DADE COUNTY
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  • 6.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago

    let me know if that improves things. 



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 7.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago
    I started at n+0 etc and nothing. It loops then reads the line I don't want it to read






  • 8.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 25 days ago

    have you set a table you are using in your excel and connect to that and not to the entire sheet? 



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 9.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 24 days ago

    I don't know. i had the crawl working fine with the training i got but now it doesn't work. it reads the first 5 items then nothing even though the excel sheet has 16 items...and at the end it loops and reads line 2 which i dont want it to read. Here is a copy of the project and excel file. Thanks.



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    Lazaro Lopez
    TV/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
    MIAMI DADE COUNTY
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    Attachment(s)

    xlsx
    MDC_BCC.xlsx   11 KB 1 version
    xpp
    Crawl Test to delete v2.xpp   1.28 MB 1 version


  • 10.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 24 days ago

    you are connected to the sheet not the table



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 11.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 24 days ago

    ok. The excel sheet will have the same name but the agenda items on it will change every week. how do i connect to the table? 



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    Lazaro Lopez
    TV/DIRECTOR/EDITOR
    MIAMI DADE COUNTY
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  • 12.  RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

    Posted 23 days ago

    https://www.rossvideo.com/resources/ross-university/setting-up-microsoft-excel-to-work-with-xpression-datalinq/



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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