I am trying to import data from an excel file into another excel file. The
data contains "+" and "0" values.

see sample of pre import data.
1 7011 4/14/2006 A2993 + + 0 +
2 7011 4/14/2006 B4253 + + 0 0
3 7011 4/14/2006 C3505 + 0 + +
4 7011 4/14/2006 D765 + 0 + 0

it imports as the following:
1 7011 4/14/2006 A2993
2 7011 4/14/2006 B4253 0
3 7011 4/14/2006 C3505 0 +
4 7011 4/14/2006 D765 0 + 0

why does the import delete the "0" in one column and the + in the other
column and not allow both to be imported as the original file?????
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dr chuck