Actually, it doesn't save the file as space delimited (each field separated by a
single space). It's fixed width.
The number of rows don't matter--but the number of characters per line will.
Another option is to have a macro do it for you.
JE McGimpsey has some nice code you can borrow and enhance at:
http://www.mcgimpsey.com/excel/textfiles.html
Alex K wrote:
Dave,
Thank you for responding. I do need to save the file as a "fixed field".
the .prn option saves it as a "space" delimited file.
Know how to get it into a "fixed field" format?
I have about 30 columns of data with 2-35 characters per cell. And about
2000 rows.
Thanks again,
Alex
"Dave Peterson" wrote:
If you don't have too long a line (no more than 240 characters per line), try
saving a copy of your workbook as a .prn file.
Look in the Save As Type box:
Formatted Text (Space delimited)(*.prn)
I like to change to Courier New font and resize the columns the way I like.
Alex K wrote:
I need to create a fixed-width file from an Excel .xls file to import into my
FedEx shipping software.
How may I save or convert my file into a fixed field datafile?
Thanks in advance,
Alex
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