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Default How to export to txt and use "-sign

You could use a helper column (column D??) that contained formulas like:

=a1&" """&b1&""" """&c1&""""

Then copy that column and paste into a notepad file. Then save that file as
something.bat



X-Ray wrote:

I want to make a batch rename file. Therefore I put the commands and
parameters in columns in Excel and save this to a txt file.
But I run in to the following problem. When a filename contains a white
space I have to enclose the name between double quotes. But when I do this in
Excel and make an export extra quotes are added.
How do I add the double qoute sign the right way ?

Example (|-sign to indicate columns):

Excel:
rename | filename.pdf | "file name.pdf"

Export to txt:

rename | filename.pdf | """"file name.pdf""""


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Dave Peterson