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Kevin Vaughn
 
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Default converts numbers to dates

If you rename the .csv file to .txt, you will have more control when bringing
the data in.
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Kevin Vaughn


"jason2444" wrote:

I need to save a file in a CSV format one of the columns contains years like
04-06 when I reopen the file later it has converted from 04-06 to 6-Apr I
have fromated the cell to text but that dosen't seem to help it always opens
up as 6-Apr. what do I need to do so that whenever I open a file that has
04-06 in the column it opens as 04-06. Any help would be appricated. Excel
2002