I have exported some data from an accounts package. When I export to a CSV
file I get the date in the correct format which is 20081130, when I export to
Excel however, whilst this is displayed correctly, when I click on the cell
it is shown as 30/11/2008.

Can anyone tell me how to display as text or a number. I have tried the
basics (format text/number etc.)

Thanks,

Nick

Nick C;254719 Wrote:
I have exported some data from an accounts package. When I export to a
CSV
file I get the date in the correct format which is 20081130, when I
export to
Excel however, whilst this is displayed correctly, when I click on the
cell
it is shown as 30/11/2008.

Can anyone tell me how to display as text or a number. I have tried
the
basics (format text/number etc.)

Thanks,

Nick

In the import wizard, check delimited - Next - Next - Choose "text" in
the column data format - OK


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Thanks Pecoflyer,

Can you tell me where the import wizard is on office 2007 please.

Regards,

Nick

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Nick C;254719 Wrote:
I have exported some data from an accounts package. When I export to a
CSV
file I get the date in the correct format which is 20081130, when I
export to
Excel however, whilst this is displayed correctly, when I click on the
cell
it is shown as 30/11/2008.

Can anyone tell me how to display as text or a number. I have tried
the
basics (format text/number etc.)

Thanks,

Nick

In the import wizard, check delimited - Next - Next - Choose "text" in
the column data format - OK


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Nick C;254734 Wrote:
Thanks Pecoflyer,

Can you tell me where the import wizard is on office 2007 please.

Regards,

Nick

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Nick C;254719 Wrote:
I have exported some data from an accounts package. When I export
to a
CSV
file I get the date in the correct format which is 20081130, when
I
export to
Excel however, whilst this is displayed correctly, when I click on
the
cell
it is shown as 30/11/2008.

Can anyone tell me how to display as text or a number. I have
tried
the
basics (format text/number etc.)

Thanks,

Nick

In the import wizard, check delimited - Next - Next - Choose "text"
in
the column data format - OK


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If you open your CSV file in XL with File - Open you are presented with
the import wizard


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Not in any version of Excel I have used.

*.txt files will trigger the Text Import Wizard.

*.csv do not.

General suggestion is to change the file extension from csv to txt then
open.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:17:15 +0000, Pecoflyer
wrote:

If you open your CSV file in XL with File - Open you are presented with
the import wizard


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