Excel static data provider is available for installation from our web site.

This provider allows to read the static data in an occasional Excel 97/2010 (XLS/XLSX) spreadsheet without having to convert it to ASCII/CSV.

Excel Static provider - installation link
Excel Static provider - home page (online documentation)

Hey Eugene,

While importing an XLS file I am getting an "unhandled exception" just after I choose the file from my directory. The file was converted to XLS from XLSX. Bar interval set to 1, daily data and "header in first row" checked. All I have is a date column and price column with labels in the header. The file is situated in a folder on my desktop that contains various spreadsheets including CSV and XLSX. Any ideas for a solution.

BTW This will be very useful for me. Thanks for including it.

Hi Mike,

Assuming it's not password-protected, please zip and attach the file when entering a ticket and I'll try to fix whatever is wrong.

Re: XLSX, support for 2007/2010 Excel files may happen at some point in time, just not immediately.

Excel static data provider updated.

Summary of changes in version 2010.09:

Changed: possible to install in Wealth-Lab 6
Fixed: working with XLS (Excel 97/2003) files in 64-bit WLD/P

Wealth-Lab 6 customers are welcome to install the provider from Extensions.

Excel static data provider updated.

Summary of changes in version 2010.10:

Added: support for Excel 2007/2010 files
Fixed: issues on 64-bit systems

Note: WLP/D 64-bit edition users, make sure you've read a note on this page: Note to Wealth-Lab 64-bit edition users

To users of 64-bit Windows, this discussion might come helpful:

Excel Static provider error message

mikesblack asked:

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Both computers I use are 64 bit; however using Excel in the 32 bit version makes working between these two incompatible from what I can tell. If I am to use 64 bit version of WL must I have the Excel 64 bit software? From my investigation and the dilemma is that if I use the 62 bit office/ excel this would make other programs that interface in 32 bit Excel not function.

Please let me know if this is so. I hope not to go to the expense for a dedicated 64 bit office/ WL computer. If need be, I would.

Thank you.

Questions re: Excel bitness come from time to time on the forums where it's easy to find yourself using search-as-you-type feature. Enough said on the subject:

Online manual: Excel static provider > Note to Wealth-Lab 64-bit edition users
Excel as a DataSet
Excel Static provider error message
Fail to create a new DataSet via Excel Provider after migration to a new computer (64Bit)

Hi Eugene,

Hope you are well. While this hadn't been an issue of past. Check screen shot image. Despite this, the program does seem to reference this file and produces what seems correct trades. The reference

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// Entry is based on the same logic.
Using MS Excel Office Home and Business 2013
Windows 7 64 bit OS.

Thank you,
Mike

Hi Mike,

No idea, I don't use Excel. The provider hasn't been tested with latest versions of Excel such as 2013. Most likely, a format change. Thanks for reporting it anyway.

Sneak peek into upcoming build of the Excel provider:

+ Ability to specify a custom symbol name if it's missing in the spreadsheet
+ Both ascending and descending order of dates are supported
+ Better format flexibility through ignoring text in headers/footers
+ Fixes

Excel static provider's biggest update in years is out with the following changes in v2017.04:

* New: specify custom symbol name if not present in data
* Fix: assumed that dates are sorted in ascending order; handles descending order too
* Fix: checking/unchecking "Header in first row?" could result in no data on chart
* Fix: NamedSeries dropdown box not cleared in DataSet Wizard under some conditions
* Change: ignore bad input like verbose text in headers/footers
* Change: possible to install in Wealth-Lab 6.9+ (.NET 4.5+ framework required)