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Retaining format
I am occasionally opening a .csv file read-only as the file gets written from
some app. When it is open I can format the cells but each time I re-open the file the formatting is gone. Is there a way to retain the formatting? grok |
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CSV files don't have formatting. They are comma-separated text. If you
want specific formatting, I suggest you save the formatting in an Excel file, & then copy from your CSV file & Paste Special/ Values into the Excel file David Biddulph "grok" wrote in message ... I am occasionally opening a .csv file read-only as the file gets written from some app. When it is open I can format the cells but each time I re-open the file the formatting is gone. Is there a way to retain the formatting? grok |
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Would it be better to write the file as a .xls file in the first place?
"David Biddulph" wrote: CSV files don't have formatting. They are comma-separated text. If you want specific formatting, I suggest you save the formatting in an Excel file, & then copy from your CSV file & Paste Special/ Values into the Excel file David Biddulph "grok" wrote in message ... I am occasionally opening a .csv file read-only as the file gets written from some app. When it is open I can format the cells but each time I re-open the file the formatting is gone. Is there a way to retain the formatting? grok |
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No matter what the fileformat, if the file is marked readonly, you'll have to
save it as a new name. And if you want to save formatting (columnwidths for example), you'll want to save it as a normal .xls file. But if you have control over that other app, you may find you have less work to do if the file is created as a normal excel file. grok wrote: Would it be better to write the file as a .xls file in the first place? "David Biddulph" wrote: CSV files don't have formatting. They are comma-separated text. If you want specific formatting, I suggest you save the formatting in an Excel file, & then copy from your CSV file & Paste Special/ Values into the Excel file David Biddulph "grok" wrote in message ... I am occasionally opening a .csv file read-only as the file gets written from some app. When it is open I can format the cells but each time I re-open the file the formatting is gone. Is there a way to retain the formatting? grok -- Dave Peterson |
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