The easiest way I have extracted data out of an excel file is with visual basic within excel. If the data in the excel sheet doesnt not move around, you can create a csv file with that data. I have done this before where an excel file has like 40-60 different worksheets in a workbook. The data can be maniulated directly in VB and output to a txt file. Then load the CIM file into MFG/PRO. Now, this worked for me because the women who requested this only would input these values from the excel sheet only twice a year. So she would just send me the cim file and i would load it in. Hope this helps a little bit. If you want the code to move thru excel worksheets i have it. Just message me.