# Importing problem using Dataport

**URL:** <https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672>\
**Category:** Developers Forum\
**Created:** [February 10, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672 "2005-02-10T12:15:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![danda\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@danda\_kumar](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/danda_kumar)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672/1 "2005-02-10T12:15:35Z")

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Hello, i have some datain an Notepad file with comma seperated. now i need to import some data from the file using Dataport. i need to import a perticular columns only. anyone can give a small idea to do this? thanks, RameshKumar.

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**Author:** ![thomasbrodkorb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@thomasbrodkorb](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/thomasbrodkorb)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672/2 "2005-02-10T13:40:00Z")

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Yeap, just define some global variables and put these in the dataport item fields for the fields you do not want to import. Only use table fields when you want to import the field.

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**Author:** ![danda\_kumar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@danda\_kumar](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/danda_kumar)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 4:38am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672/3 "2005-02-11T04:38:31Z")

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very good idea… thanks Thomas Brodkorb. RameshKumar

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**Author:** ![thomasbrodkorb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2acd7d/32.png) [@thomasbrodkorb](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/thomasbrodkorb)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672/4 "2005-02-11T06:13:51Z")

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You could even create just ONE global variable of the type “Text250” and use it for all fields you do not need, NAvision is then overwriting the text in that variable all time, but we do not care [;)]

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**Author:** ![horrigan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@horrigan](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/horrigan)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/importing-problem-using-dataport/9672/5 "2005-02-12T22:23:52Z")

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If you wanted to get complicated, you could build a new table to import the data into and then then transfer the data into the existing table(s).