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Design Illustrator Foundations Creating Home Page Assets Variables

Posted by Jon Hernandez
Jon Hernandez
15,936 Points

I followed all instructions and saved variables as .xml - but AI says file invalid when trying to load variable library.

I followed all instructions and AI keeps on saying that the variable file is invalid - help!

Vasyl Kozhushko
Vasyl Kozhushko
6,405 Points

Get the same problem, but find out. When you copy info from xls file, you need copy it with names of column such "Name" "Address" "Phone" "Email". Try it.

Name Address Phone Email John Doesky 121 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (555) 333-1111 John@moonwalkerinteractive.com Mittie Kirklin 122 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (844) 525-5583 Mittie@moonwalkerinteractive.com Sean Brimmer 123 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (822) 072-4747 Sean@moonwalkerinteractive.com Saran Bridger 124 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (855) 116-3862 Saran@moonwalkerinteractive.com Vi Morter 125 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (811) 849-1336 Vi@moonwalkerinteractive.com Vanda Forry 126 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (811) 614-1088 Vanda@moonwalkerinteractive.com Missy Kaminsky 127 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (899) 514-3525 Missy@moonwalkerinteractive.com Luke Partin 128 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (822) 410-2731 Luke@moonwalkerinteractive.com Mitch Chavez 129 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (833) 707-1439 Mitch@moonwalkerinteractive.com Mark Gile 130 Orange Ave Orlando, Fl 32801 (899) 542-5215 Mark@moonwalkerinteractive.com

ramseydennis
ramseydennis
4,530 Points

Hey - I am also running into this problem - have you figured out a solution?

I had already done what Vasyl said in his answer but still get told "The incoming variable library is invalid."

Can anyone at Treehouse or with a lot of experience help with this?

Thanks -

1 Answer

ramseydennis
ramseydennis
4,530 Points
ramseydennis
ramseydennis
4,530 Points

Can anyone at Treehouse or someone with a lot of experience help with this?

I am having the same problem as Jon, did what Vasyl said in his answer but still get told "The incoming variable library is invalid."

What is the solution?

Thanks again -