# Excel import error

**URL:** <https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164>\
**Category:** Packages\
**Created:** [March 9, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164 "2015-03-09T09:03:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Cesare_Caoduro1)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164/1 "2015-03-09T09:03:58Z")

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I’m receiving an error when I try to import from excel 2013

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![error](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/2/2e4203df8b7f301f1c2ebc26e456c2ce6ae3a1ab.png)

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**Author:** ![john\_pierson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_pierson/32/191977_2.png) [@john\_pierson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/john_pierson)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:08am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164/2 "2015-03-09T09:08:23Z")

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You’re almost there. Add the “File.FromPath” node and it should work.

![2015-03-09_08h32_32](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/2X/0/0ab4346b689c50441873f2d7b5f430abc24f33a6.png)

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**Author:** ![Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Cesare_Caoduro1)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164/3 "2015-03-09T09:21:52Z")

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Oh sorry I’ve lost it ☹

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Cesare_Caoduro1)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164/4 "2015-03-09T10:14:00Z")

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And about the set parameter via excel data?

![error](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/1X/65cb5e2c2d2fe0514ca5802525c40f03c62f45be.png)

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**Author:** ![john\_pierson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/john_pierson/32/191977_2.png) [@john\_pierson](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/john_pierson)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164/5 "2015-03-09T10:58:04Z")

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I think you just need to throw the “StringFromObject” node in there. Is the parameter a text type?

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**Author:** ![Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Cesare\_Caoduro1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Cesare_Caoduro1)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/excel-import-error/1164/6 "2015-03-10T03:30:36Z")

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Perfect!