OK -- We're up to version 6 now with InDesign and Adobe still hasn't incorporated a built-in table row sorting feature? Is it me, or does anyone else think this is absolutely absurd.
It seems table sorting would be a big issue not just for the technical publishing crowd...but maybe I'm wrong.
Unless I'm mistaken, from what I can gather there are 3 methods that people are currently using to sort their table row data:
1) FREE - Manually sort the data in a Word table or Excel, then paste back into ID (which of course loses most formatting and applied styles)
2) FREE - Use a Script like:
http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/tablesort.html
3) EXPENSIVE - Purchase a plugin like:
http://www.woodwing.com/en/Smart_Styles
Anybody have any other solutions? We would love to see an inexpensive plugin that does what Smart Styles offers (without all of the other non-sorting features)...or do we have to wait another year for CS5 to find out if this feature finally makes it in.
It seems table sorting would be a big issue not just for the technical publishing crowd...but maybe I'm wrong.
Unless I'm mistaken, from what I can gather there are 3 methods that people are currently using to sort their table row data:
1) FREE - Manually sort the data in a Word table or Excel, then paste back into ID (which of course loses most formatting and applied styles)
2) FREE - Use a Script like:
http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/tablesort.html
3) EXPENSIVE - Purchase a plugin like:
http://www.woodwing.com/en/Smart_Styles
Anybody have any other solutions? We would love to see an inexpensive plugin that does what Smart Styles offers (without all of the other non-sorting features)...or do we have to wait another year for CS5 to find out if this feature finally makes it in.