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In terms of computer data, import is the automated input of data from one system into another system that must be translated from one format to another via a machine process.

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Opera 20 - bookmark importer option greyed out?

Does anyone know how to enable Opera 20's bookmark importer? It's in the main Opera dropdown, but it's greyed out. I have already enabled the bookmarks bar in Opera > Settings.
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Excel 2010 won't remember password when importing data

After connecting an Excel workbook with an SQL server (within a company network, over a static IP address, using the data connection wizard within Excel), if I close the workbook and reopen it, it ...
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Opera Bookmarks to Chrome Malfunction

I am attempting to move my Opera bookmarks to Chrome. I created an HTML file for the bookmarks while I was in Opera. I looked at the new file, and saw that the bookmarks are there, but they are not ...
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Win8 Delete Files on Device when Importing

Win8 has the native "Import Photos and Videos" app but also has a similar functionality in the WinRT environment in the Photos application. The native application has an option to delete files on ...
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Error during export .pst file in outlook 2007

On my old PC I use Outlook 2007. On my new PC I use Outlook 2010. I want to move all my email folders and emails to my new computer. I think the only way to do this is by export my files to a .PST ...
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importing iPhoto library to Lightroom (preserving rating and events if possible)

I'm trying to switch to Lightroom, currently using iPhoto, so I'd like to import all my existing libraries while keeping photo ratings, events and tags too. Is there a way to do that? Ratings are ...
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Tasks Vs. Tâches - Outlook 2003

I am working in a french IT environment and I have a lawyer here that his Outlook and Windows XP SP3 is in french. I changed his old laptop (English) for a new one (French). In Outlook 2003 on his ...
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How do I import a video from an old Sony digital tape HandyCam?

Some friends gave me their old HandyCam and a bunch of tapes asking me to put them on a DVD. The model is Sony DCR-TVR103 and it records onto Hi8 digital tapes. It has a Firewire port also. I am ...
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Import exponetial fixed width format data into Excel

I've received a bunch of text data files consiting of Lots of records (>30K/file) of 3 fields each of 5-place numbers in exponential format: s0.nnnnnEsee (where s is +/-, n is a digit and ee is the ...
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Importing modules into a remote PC with powershell

I can't find an answer to this issue which I can understand so forgive me if this has already been answered. I'm trying to use self-written modules on a remote PC using Powershell. I would like to use ...
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Need to sync backup Thunderbird IMAP folder to IMAP server

OS: Ubuntu 20.04 Thunderbird: 115.3.1(64 bit) I reported a bug in the new updated version of Thunderbird. One of the troubleshooting steps was to install and test the latest beta version (119), which ...
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gnucash CSV import produces "target split is currently hidden in this register"

I imported a CSV file from PayPal into my PayPal account (register), and found that strangely nothing had imported ... or at least it looked like nothing imported. So I tried again, and again, but ...
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How can I import an svg image in new Figma

I am not finding the import option in new figma design and I am facing difficulties. I tried to find import image from main menu option but place image option is missing now so its creating ...
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HyperV - Import a virtual machine with more virtual cpus than the host's logical processors

I am trying to import a virtual machine that was provided to me by someone, to automate it on our multiple machines (About 400) via powershell with the import-vm command. This command generates an ...
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Adobe form import

I am trying to import data from a tsv into my Adobe form. I am having trouble importing my "Representative" field. Any ideas? Below is a link to the examples of the files I am working with. ...
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Unable to access my profile/accounts in Thunderbird Portable

I have a Thunderbird Portable install in an external HDD, connected via USB. It's been working fine for years, but lately I purchased an extension cable for the HDD usb cable and it lead to I/O issues....
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Import completed data from one template to another

I have a word template with several drop down and text box fields fields thru out. Once the user completes it for a client they save it. When that client comes up again in the future this template ...
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Excel imports the HTML table incorrectly

Some years I use a Linux script to create a HTML table with some statistic data. If the HTML document is given an extension .XLS, it could be directly opened (imported) with MS-Excel. As my statistic ...
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Error while importing csv file using MSSQL Import extension in Azure Data Studio on Pop!_OS

I have an Intel Aspire 5738 laptop which has Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6400 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) on which i have installed the latest version of POP!_OS. The CPU does not support virtualization. ...
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Can I import the a Hyper-V VM version 9.0 to a machine where the version is 8.0?

On one machine I have Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB installed. On the other one it's Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019. What I need to do is export my Hyper-V VM version 9.0 from Windows 10 Enterprise ...
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How can I import passwords from Chrome into Firefox in Kubuntu 20.04.4 LTS?

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/import-passwords-from-chrome-to-firefox says one should use, in Firefox on Windows 10: However I don't see the Saved Passwords option in Firefox in Kubuntu 20.04.4 LTS: ...
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Transfer Outlook contacts with their custom fields

I need to transfer an Outlook 2010 account full setup to a new computer's Outlook 2019: emails + contacts. After setting up the Gmail account, I moved the PST file (full account content selected ...
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MS Outlook : Method to import reoccurring events (i.e. birthday list)

Starting-point is an Excel-List containing the names and dates of birth for a lot of person. Those should be imported to Outlook as event series (yearly reoccurring event). Outlooks CSV-import doesn't ...
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how to import bookmarks for brave browser from windows.old folder?

i have reinstalled my OS. I have windows.old folder and need to import bookmarks for brave browser. Is it even there in the backup folder? or the brave's settings are lost after reinstalling?
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Importing 9000 eml files to Thunderbird .78

Folder containing 9069 .eml files sent by Windows Live Mail. I need to add them to Thunderbird. I created sub-folder in Thunderbird Archieved items, selected all files in Windows Explorer and dragged ...
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Excel VBA Counter for PDF import

I'm attempting to include a VBA script into a spreadsheet I'm making which imports 7 PDFs into a range of cells. I'm using the following code to do the import, which works fine with the exception of ...
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How to export and import snapshot of virtual machine instead of whole virtual machine disk - Virtualbox

Virtual machines can be exported using File > Export Virtual Appliance. But, it exports Virtual machines a s a whole. Is there any change to export only incremental changes relative to base disk ? ...
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Optimize data import to MS Access 2016

I am having a problem where I attempt to import a file to Access, but the import process bogs down and Access crashes. I am doing this in a desktop environment, and must use a specific desktop for it: ...
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Excel VBA text file import skip column

I need to import a drill table text file to get some information out of it. I would like to not import some delimited columns. By hand with the import text tool, I can select the columns and change ...
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Can Power Query prompt for a file name when loading a text file?

Power Query can be used to pull text files into Excel. But does it have an equivalent to Excel's External Data's "Prompt for file name on refresh"? That is, to assume the pulled text file has a ...
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How can I import my Firefox 60.x profile data into Firefox 68?

My Linux distribution recently upgraded my Firefox version from 60.8 ESR to 68.0.2 . That's fine, I guess, but - it turns out FF 68 will not use my existing FF profile! How can I either import my old ...
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How to import a Microsoft word document to Notes app in Mac?

I am recently using the Notes app in Mac and it has been wonderful. However, I have a lot of prior notes taken in Microsft Word and are saved as .docs format. I want to import them into my Notes app. ...
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How to query my database and have it be outputted on a Google Sheet so that someone can edit this data and then have it reflected back in MySQL?

I’d like to push some data from MySQL into Google Sheets. Once I’ve edited my data in Google Sheets, I’d like to push my edited data back into MySQL. Ideally, I’d even like to schedule it to update it ...
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I have a CSV file that has 3 column. Need help to format correctly via SQL SSIS Import

I have an CSV file being dropped to a file location once a day. When SSIS picks it up it's failing due to format issue since it has 3 columns and not delimited with 1 column. Can someone help me ...
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Excel Import SQL - Value not suitable to be converted to a datetime data type

I'm testing an import from mySql where I have an Account_Number that's '1000001' saved as a Varchar(255) (I guess in the event they add Numerical?)... either way. When I import to Excel I get the ...
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Problems Importing a Library into Xcode

I am trying to import SQLite into an app in Xcode. The library has worked in previous iterations, but now I get an error that says "No such module SQLite" when I try to import the library at the top ...
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Unable to import xgboost in Python

I have installed xgboost successfully using pip for Python 2.7.16 (I installed this Python version using Homebrew on macOS High Sierra). My problem is that I'm unable to import xgboost in Python, as ...
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Import data into excel from Google sheets

I was looking for information about importing data from GS to excel and found this code Sub importGSheet() With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add("URL;https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=...
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Visio: import an excel table stored in an external website

I would like to use a feature which is available in Excel. In Excel, you can import data from another excel workbook stored on a website. Excel manages credentials and everything needed for connecting ...
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Excel: how to import identically formatted CSV files

Apologies if this has been asked and answered before - I have looked but not found. I get CSV files every two weeks that are identically structured, and I need to import them to the same Excel 2016 ...
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EXCEL: How to import Data from Text File

I want to import this text file into excel: ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/data/trace_gases/co2/flask/surface/co2_mlo_surface-flask_1_ccgg_event.txt Every time I import it it puts everything in one column. ...
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Re-importing blank (NULL) fields doesn't seem to work Dynamics CRM 2016 (on-premise)

I have a bunch of dates I need to blank out for certain records. I did an Advanced Find to get the records. Exported them, blanked out the date fields and reimported. The only change made was to blank ...
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Python import downloaded modules

I have no idea if this is where i should post this but anyways I have downloaded flask from github and have no idea how to make it so it can be imported into python so i can use it.
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Change the way my pc puts the imported images and videos according to time they were taken

Change my import settings from "put photos according to date taken" to "put photos according to same month"? Actually, when I was backing up my mobile phone's data, it asked me whether to make ...
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How to insert a fragment of web page into Excel parsed to column/rows?

I'm selecting a fragment of a page, like part of a right column with suggestion links on a youtube page. I want it with pictures come to sheet in sorted order. But Excel says, that "The data you'...
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Error Import Excel to Outlook Contacts

This is frustrating... I've done this hundreds of times with no problems, and suddenly I get an error. The environment: Windows 10 Outlook 2007 Foo.xls file of Excel 97-2003 The process: Outlook --&...
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Is it possible to set Excel import preferences

I have to work with data exported from SQL Server as a CSV. The CSV file contains embedded linefeed characters, for example: Jane Doe, 123 Main Street{LF}Apt B, Anytown, NY, 10010{CR}{LF} When the ...
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Importing WMIC txt into csv or xlsx

I have a logon script that logs several pieces of information and does it for a per device basis and then pipes it to a txt with the file name Computer-Name-report.txt The company has hundreds of ...
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Excel 2016 Web Query Script Error Line 0 Char 0

While trying to start a basic web query on any yahoo finance or msnmoney web page I get the following error right off the bat. Any ideas? I am running Windows 10 and Excel 2016. PS: I know this is ...
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Import images from folder to PowerPoint Slide Master container

I have a folder of 1,500+ jpg images, I need to import them to a specific container in new slides in PowerPoint. The Photo Album tool doesn't have the customization I need. In the past (with less ...
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