In my simple tests, when I put those large numbers in a cell, then formatted it
as Number (0 decimals), then saved as a .csv file, the data didn't get converted
to scientific notation in the text file (when checked in a text editor).

I used xl2003 for my testing--but I don't think this behavior changed.

So....

What version of excel are you using?
What is the value in one of those cells?
What is the number format for that cell?



JR wrote:

It really converts it to scientific notation, when I open it with notepad, I
see the scientific notation. If I change it to .xls format, it will remain in
the number format, its only when I convert it to .csv that it forces it into
the scientific notation.
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JR Wireless

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

Does saving the file to csv really convert it to scientific notation
(i.e., if you open the resulting file in NotePad, do you see scientific
notation?), or are you seeing scientific notation when you import it
back into XL (where the parser will convert it)?


In article ,
"JR" wrote:

I saved the file as .xls, with the column formated as number. In .xls file
type, it isn't a problem, but when I then save the file as a .csv, it again
converts it to scientific. I've got a headache now from pounding my head
against the wall...


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Dave Peterson