Adding line breaks by using find and replace
 

I am trying to import data from a text file into an excel file. I want the
address to be all in one field rather than each line being in a separate
field. How can I replace the code ^l (or any other code) with a line break so
that the address appears correctly in the Excel file?

Soozie,

Are you sure you want the address fields combined? I've had to mess around
with more applications where that had been done, in order to separate the
address components.

Rather than working with codes, you might want to concatenate some cells
with a formula:
=A2 & " " B2 & " " & C2 & ", " D2 & " " E2

You might need to describe your data more fully to us. Give an example.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
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"soozie" wrote in message
...
I am trying to import data from a text file into an excel file. I want the
address to be all in one field rather than each line being in a separate
field. How can I replace the code ^l (or any other code) with a line break
so
that the address appears correctly in the Excel file?

Thanks for this Earl,

My database has already been set up with the address in one field and it
would be very complicated to change this now.

I have been sent a load of data which I have formatted in Word.

Here is an example:

Zinc Unit U20
Acton Business Centre
School Rd
Old Oak Common
London NW10 6TD 020 8838 3636

In order to split the data into separate fields I have placed a tab after
the company name, manual line breaks between the address lines, a tab before
the postcode and a tab before the telephone number. But Excel doesn't
recognise the line breaks. So I've replaced the line breaks with commass so
as to keep the address in one field when importing using tabs as the
delimiters. But I then want to pull the data into Filemaker and would like to
find a way of replacing the commas with line breaks.

I suppose you may be right that if I put all the address lines into separate
fields and then used a formula to join them together that might be the way to
go, but I still can't work out how to get the line breaks in!

Any other thoughts?

Sue

Soozie,

I'm not sure about what you're telling me about the Word file and the tabs
and line breaks. From the top, you have a txt file, and your objective is
to get it into Excel. Open the txt file in NotePad, and tell us what's
there. Give us an example or two. Descriptions are often ambiguous. Then
tell us exactly how you need it in Excel, with an example or two.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
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"soozie" wrote in message
...
Thanks for this Earl,

My database has already been set up with the address in one field and it
would be very complicated to change this now.

I have been sent a load of data which I have formatted in Word.

Here is an example:

Zinc Unit U20
Acton Business Centre
School Rd
Old Oak Common
London NW10 6TD 020 8838 3636

In order to split the data into separate fields I have placed a tab after
the company name, manual line breaks between the address lines, a tab
before
the postcode and a tab before the telephone number. But Excel doesn't
recognise the line breaks. So I've replaced the line breaks with commass
so
as to keep the address in one field when importing using tabs as the
delimiters. But I then want to pull the data into Filemaker and would like
to
find a way of replacing the commas with line breaks.

I suppose you may be right that if I put all the address lines into
separate
fields and then used a formula to join them together that might be the way
to
go, but I still can't work out how to get the line breaks in!

Any other thoughts?

Sue