Importing Data & Refresh Data
I have for some time updating a worksheet in Excel 2002 from a CSV file. The
source of that file has now switched from comma separated to tab separated. I can't seem to prevent Excel from trying to read the file wrong. I can't even import the tab-separated file into a blank worksheet within the same Excel file. How do I cancel out Excel's inappropriate knowledge of the file so that I can tell it about the tab-separated version? Thank you, George |
Is the extension of the file still ".csv"? If so, change it to
".txt" and use the Text Import wizard to import the file properly. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "George" wrote in message ... I have for some time updating a worksheet in Excel 2002 from a CSV file. The source of that file has now switched from comma separated to tab separated. I can't seem to prevent Excel from trying to read the file wrong. I can't even import the tab-separated file into a blank worksheet within the same Excel file. How do I cancel out Excel's inappropriate knowledge of the file so that I can tell it about the tab-separated version? Thank you, George |
I tried that. The problem seems to be that I can't get back to the original
wizzard dialogue to tell it that the separaters aren't commas. "Chip Pearson" wrote: Is the extension of the file still ".csv"? If so, change it to ".txt" and use the Text Import wizard to import the file properly. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "George" wrote in message ... I have for some time updating a worksheet in Excel 2002 from a CSV file. The source of that file has now switched from comma separated to tab separated. I can't seem to prevent Excel from trying to read the file wrong. I can't even import the tab-separated file into a blank worksheet within the same Excel file. How do I cancel out Excel's inappropriate knowledge of the file so that I can tell it about the tab-separated version? Thank you, George |
I forgot to say thanks. Also I can't get the Text Import wizard to start up
so that I can change the rules. George "Chip Pearson" wrote: Is the extension of the file still ".csv"? If so, change it to ".txt" and use the Text Import wizard to import the file properly. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com "George" wrote in message ... I have for some time updating a worksheet in Excel 2002 from a CSV file. The source of that file has now switched from comma separated to tab separated. I can't seem to prevent Excel from trying to read the file wrong. I can't even import the tab-separated file into a blank worksheet within the same Excel file. How do I cancel out Excel's inappropriate knowledge of the file so that I can tell it about the tab-separated version? Thank you, George |
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