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Read, Write, and Update remote files and directories from Excel
The FTP Excel Add-In is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from remote files and directories, directly from Microsoft Excel. Perfect for mass imports / exports / updates, and Excel based data analysis!

Frequent FTP Excel Connectivity questions
Common questions about integrating FTP with Microsoft Excel.
How do I connect FTP to Excel?
The FTP Excel Connector is fully integrated with the Excel toolbar and ribbon, providing direct access to live data with a single click. Installing the FTP Excel Add-In creates a new CData data access toolbar in Excel that users can access to connect to remote data. From the Excel toolbar, users can select any of the installed CData Add-Ins to configure a connection to any data source. Once the FTP Excel integration is configured, just select a table from FTP and the Excel Add-In will populate a new Excel sheet with live Data.
Can I export FTP to Excel?
Configuring a FTP export to Excel is a thing of the past — no more downloading or copying & pasting to make sure you have the freshest data. The FTP Add-In provides live direct connectivity to FTP and does not require a FTP Excel export. Simply click the Refresh button from the Excel FTP plugin and the tool will download FTP to excel instantly.
Is it possible to edit FTP data from Excel?
Our integration enables live, bi-directional access to FTP data directly from Excel. Easily pull live data into your spreadsheet, make changes, and push updates back to FTP — all without leaving Excel. Edited cells are automatically highlighted to show differences from the source data. When ready, click the Update Rows button in the CData Add-In toolbar to sync your changes.
Is there a free trial available?
Absolutely. Free trials are available for all CData products. Your 30-day free trial of the FTP Excel Connector will begin as soon as you have downloaded the FTP Excel Add-In and completed the intallation process. The trial provides full, unrestricted access to all features and capabilities of the FTP Excel Connector.
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