# Copying an Excel file to a table's dataset

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**Created:** [May 21, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-an-excel-file-to-a-tables-dataset/34942 "2020-05-21T15:38:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/copying-an-excel-file-to-a-tables-dataset/34942/17 "2021-01-24T14:23:05Z")

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Hi Jordan  
Thanks for the code.  
Could you please update the code so it get file bytes instead of file path.  
I need this because in perspective we only can upload file to server and deal with file stream.

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