i'm running AutoCAD 2016.
I'm trying to extract hatch information, (layer, & Area) into an excel file. However i'd like to be able to use an existing excel file as a template and tell the extracted information which column to send the layer info to and the area info to. I've tried the data link manager but can't seem to get it to work with a blank excel file with just column headers. Can someone please give me some advice on how to accomplish this, thank you in advanced.

Thanks,
John G.