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Title: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: delooch on May 18, 2018, 05:36:17 PM
Been using Indesign VDP forever. Now whenever i insert a numeric data field (csv file) it places a QR code of the digits, instead of the actual digits. Tried from a new blank document and it does the same. HELP!
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: delooch on May 19, 2018, 09:13:50 AM
something to do with csv files. if i use an old one from the previous run, i get qr codes. If i create a new csv, it works fine..
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: Joe on May 19, 2018, 10:53:05 AM
Sounds weird. Can you see any difference at all in the two .csv files?
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: Slappy on May 19, 2018, 03:43:56 PM
Something to do with the number of digits, and it's triggering a QR code result? Weird, toss the CSV file out have some other folks test it?
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: scottrsimons on May 21, 2018, 07:16:59 AM
Could also be with how the field in Excel is formatted. Select the field(s) or column and change it to just text and see if that fixes it. I haven't done much with InD's merging, we do most in Fusion Pro.
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: Tracy on May 21, 2018, 08:39:41 AM
trying saving your excel file as a tab delimited text file?
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: DigiCorn on May 21, 2018, 01:16:42 PM
It's not something dumb like a font, right?
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: delooch on May 21, 2018, 03:54:02 PM
no. i even changed the column headers on the old file. im going to look into it tomorrow as its the usual fucking monday rush.

i didnt even know InD did QR codes autmoatically
Title: Re: Trouble with InD VDP
Post by: delooch on May 21, 2018, 04:01:35 PM
Quote from: Tracy on May 21, 2018, 08:39:41 AMtrying saving your excel file as a tab delimited text file?

havent tried the tab delimited, just csv as usual. ill give that a shot as well