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Hi,
I am trying to use the Variable Data to import my xml data, however I have the following error. For your information, I can open my xml via Microsoft Excel.
Can someone tell me what has gone wrong. Thank you.
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Illustrator can't read any XML file.
You can try this if you dare to upload your file to a public server:
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It takes a special format, just use the VariableImporter.jsx script, it makes it super-easy:
Illustrator Variable Data - The EASY way! - YouTube
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Hi Silly-V,
Thanks for the link for the tutorial.
Hi Monika,
Let me go through the tutorial before uploading to public server.
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Hi Silly-V,
I managed to get all data loaded from xlm using the Excel(CSV) – Illustrator XML Converter and tutorial from Illustrator Variable Data - The EASY way! - YouTube​ and also watching How to use variable data in adobe Illustrator - YouTube .
Thanks a lot
Hi Monika,
Thanks for the link.
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