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how do i save an excel file as a non-delimited, non-packed fixed
I have an excel file that I nee to submit to a state agency as a
non-delimited, non-packed, fixed field length file. I tried saving as a prn file but when you open it it wraps the records page by page (not line by line.) |
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how do i save an excel file as a non-delimited, non-packed fixed
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There's a limit of 240 characters per line when you save as .prn files. So if your data wouldn't create a record that was longer than 240 characters, you can save the file as .prn. I like to use a fixed width font (courier new) and adjust the column widths manually. But this can take a while to get it perfect. (Save it, check the output in a text editor, back to excel, adjust, save, and recheck in that text editor. Lather, rinse, and repeat!) Alternatively, you could concatenate the cell values into another column: =LEFT(A1&REPT(" ",5),5) & LEFT(B1&REPT(" ",4),4) & TEXT(C1,"000,000.00") (You'll have to modify it to match what you want.) Drag it down the column to get all that fixed width stuff. Then I'd copy and paste to notepad and save from there. Once I figured out that ugly formula, I kept it and just unhide that column when I wanted to export the data. If that doesn't work for you, maybe you could do it with a macro. Here's a link that provides a macro: http://google.com/groups?threadm=015...0a% 40phx.gbl jthisdell wrote: I have an excel file that I nee to submit to a state agency as a non-delimited, non-packed, fixed field length file. I tried saving as a prn file but when you open it it wraps the records page by page (not line by line.) -- Dave Peterson |
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