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{excerpt}Use [ColumnNameFilter|DataImportProperties.ColumnNameFilter] to select  specific columns within the imported data.  Only the  specified columns will be imported to the worksheet.{excerpt}
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 public System.String[] ColumnNameFilter{ get; set; }

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Public Property ColumnNameFilter() As String()

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{remarks}If the length of the specified array is greater than  [MaxColumns|DataImportProperties.MaxColumns], or exceeds the size of the target area  and [Truncate|DataImportProperties.Truncate] is set to {{true}},  the smaller value will be used.

Using   {{ColumnNameFilter}} overwrites  any previous [ColumnIndexFilter|DataImportProperties.ColumnIndexFilter] setting.

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{example}{code:csharp|title=C#}

          //--- Get ColumnNameFilter
          string[] arrNames = importProps.ColumnNameFilter;

          //--- Set ColumnNameFilter
          importProps.ColumnNameFilter = arrNames;
        

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          '--- Get ColumnNameFilter
          Dim arrNames() As String = importProps.ColumnNameFilter

          '--- Set ColumnNameFilter
          importProps.ColumnNameFilter = arrNames
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