
Recorder which simplifies the process of creation and understanding of how toĪn Alternate Solution - Don't know how or if it works. One of the replies in the newsgroup archives suggested turning on the Macro More information on Google and newsgroups On UNIX and phone, but I will list a better search below.įind messages with all of the words: opentext fieldinfo I did a search on newsgroup archives and I think I found what you need. Select ALL of active cells (Ctrl+shift+end) -> Ctrl+C (copy) There are probably much better ways of implementing this and creatingĪ workbook but the following shows that it works. :=False, Comma:=True, Space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo _ XlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=True, Semicolon _ StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlDelimited, TextQualifier:= _ OpenText Filename:="C:/temp/csv.txt", Origin:=xlWindows, _ You will get a macro similar to the following once Select the entire sheet to adjust the columns toįit. TXT file which invokes the Text Import Wizard, do the txt file containing phone numbers and zipĬodes to used as text not numbers can be accomplished using the OpenText Using the OpenText Method in a macro for specialized importingīypassing the Text Import Wizard for customized Formatting on Using the OpenText Method to automate importing of a file Select all button, which is the rectangular box in the upper leftĭouble-click on the column grid line - (or Format -> Column.Should be able to do quite well with formatting the column to If you don't have data spanning cells you You can alternatively choose among a choice of date The column and choosing the text radio button, for such thingsĪs inventory numbers, phone numbers, and zipĬodes. on the third window you make your changes for text, by selecting.The text qualifier should show double quote (").on the second window choose tab and comma (it is the comma.What Mac, Win, OS/2 differences would actually be)
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on the first window choose delimited and Windows ( don't know.The Text Import Wizard will process files having an extension To override this automatic determination you can rename or copy CSV file will be read in automatically by Excel which will Sometimes the field will be enclosed in double quotes when notĪ. If there isĪ comma within the field the field is enclosed in double quotes. CSV files areĪre also referred to as flat files, ascii files, and Will be processed by the Text Import Wizard and you can manually Some HELP items to read more on this subject.įile format converters supplied with Microsoft Excel CSV files Importing text data as Comma Separated Variable (CSV) files Location: Home page:
