How can I convert an ASC file to a csv file.
The file that I have is very large3.78GB. Does the size of the file
make a difference?
Also my computer has 512 MB of RAM and a Pt M 1.73 Ghz processor. Do
you think I will be able to do this task on this computer?

Yes, you can convert an ASC file to a CSV file using Microsoft Excel. The size of the file does make a difference as it may take longer to convert a larger file. However, it is still possible to convert a large file as long as you have enough storage space and processing power on your computer.

To convert an ASC file to a CSV file using Microsoft Excel, follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Excel and click on the "Data" tab.
2. Click on "From Text/CSV" in the "Get & Transform Data" section.
3. Navigate to the location of the ASC file and select it.
4. Click on "Import" and select "Delimited" as the file type.
5. Choose the delimiter used in the ASC file (e.g. comma, tab, semicolon) and click "Next".
6. Select the columns that you want to import and choose the data format for each column (e.g. text, number, date).
7. Click "Finish" to import the data into Excel.
8. Click on "File" and select "Save As".
9. Choose "CSV (Comma delimited)" as the file type and save the file.

As for your computer's specifications, it may take longer to convert a large file with only 512 MB of RAM and a Pt M 1.73 Ghz processor. You may experience slower performance or even crashes if your computer is not able to handle the task. It is recommended to have at least 4 GB of RAM and a faster processor for handling large files.

It's not really just the filesize that could be the problem--although, I'm
guessing that 3.78GB (gigabytes!) won't fit.

Depending on what version of excel you're using, you'll be limited by the number
of rows and columns (or fields) in a worksheet for that version.

Xl97-xl2003 supports 64k rows and 256 columns
xl2007 supports 1MB rows and 16k columns

You should be able to open excel
File|Open your text file
you'll be prompted to parse your data (fixed width or delimited)

If everything fits within those limits, you can use File|SaveAs and choose .CSV
as the file type.




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How can I convert an ASC file to a csv file.
The file that I have is very large3.78GB. Does the size of the file
make a difference?
Also my computer has 512 MB of RAM and a Pt M 1.73 Ghz processor. Do
you think I will be able to do this task on this computer?

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Dave Peterson