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HELP- Need TSV extension for Excel
Look for "text (tab delimited)(*.txt)" in the "save as type" dropdown.
You'll have to change the extension from .txt to .tsv if that's what you need. Kiki418 wrote: I have a new program that requires I create, save, and open files saved in a TSV file - which I am understanding is a "tab separated" file? Since they are talking about the file being set up like an Excel file, when it comes to saving it in my Excel 2003 program, it is not listed as an opiton. Can anyone help me? -- Dave Peterson |
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In 2003, Excel doesn't save as ".txt" file. In fact, in my documents, the
files are not marked with anything as an end extension - only in the File Type column it says "text" file. So as an experiment, I first opened an Excel file and then saved it as a text (tab delimited) file, but then from My Documents, I had to rename it so it would end with a ".TSV" extension. I then attempted to open it with Excel and it said I needed to convert it and specify the columns or something like that. But it did open. So when I make out my list of items in Excel, I can save it as a .TSV by way of renaming it in the My documents folder. What about the person I send it to - is there some other program that requires this? Isn't there an update for Excel or Office 2003 that has this .TSV option included in the offerings of how to save it? Kiki "Dave Peterson" wrote: Look for "text (tab delimited)(*.txt)" in the "save as type" dropdown. You'll have to change the extension from .txt to .tsv if that's what you need. Kiki418 wrote: I have a new program that requires I create, save, and open files saved in a TSV file - which I am understanding is a "tab separated" file? Since they are talking about the file being set up like an Excel file, when it comes to saving it in my Excel 2003 program, it is not listed as an opiton. Can anyone help me? -- Dave Peterson |
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HELP- Need TSV extension for Excel
I also noted that if I try to open the newly saved .TSV document from the My
documents folder, it opens in Notepad and not in Excel. I have to open Excel program first, then open from the "Open File" dropdown. "Kiki418" wrote: In 2003, Excel doesn't save as ".txt" file. In fact, in my documents, the files are not marked with anything as an end extension - only in the File Type column it says "text" file. So as an experiment, I first opened an Excel file and then saved it as a text (tab delimited) file, but then from My Documents, I had to rename it so it would end with a ".TSV" extension. I then attempted to open it with Excel and it said I needed to convert it and specify the columns or something like that. But it did open. So when I make out my list of items in Excel, I can save it as a .TSV by way of renaming it in the My documents folder. What about the person I send it to - is there some other program that requires this? Isn't there an update for Excel or Office 2003 that has this .TSV option included in the offerings of how to save it? Kiki "Dave Peterson" wrote: Look for "text (tab delimited)(*.txt)" in the "save as type" dropdown. You'll have to change the extension from .txt to .tsv if that's what you need. Kiki418 wrote: I have a new program that requires I create, save, and open files saved in a TSV file - which I am understanding is a "tab separated" file? Since they are talking about the file being set up like an Excel file, when it comes to saving it in my Excel 2003 program, it is not listed as an opiton. Can anyone help me? -- Dave Peterson |
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I'm not aware of any update that does what you want.
And when I saved a workbook as that tab delimited text file, xl2003 saved it with the .txt extension. If the recipient is opening the file in excel, I don't understand the point of avoiding saving as a normal .xls file. Kiki418 wrote: In 2003, Excel doesn't save as ".txt" file. In fact, in my documents, the files are not marked with anything as an end extension - only in the File Type column it says "text" file. So as an experiment, I first opened an Excel file and then saved it as a text (tab delimited) file, but then from My Documents, I had to rename it so it would end with a ".TSV" extension. I then attempted to open it with Excel and it said I needed to convert it and specify the columns or something like that. But it did open. So when I make out my list of items in Excel, I can save it as a .TSV by way of renaming it in the My documents folder. What about the person I send it to - is there some other program that requires this? Isn't there an update for Excel or Office 2003 that has this .TSV option included in the offerings of how to save it? Kiki "Dave Peterson" wrote: Look for "text (tab delimited)(*.txt)" in the "save as type" dropdown. You'll have to change the extension from .txt to .tsv if that's what you need. Kiki418 wrote: I have a new program that requires I create, save, and open files saved in a TSV file - which I am understanding is a "tab separated" file? Since they are talking about the file being set up like an Excel file, when it comes to saving it in my Excel 2003 program, it is not listed as an opiton. Can anyone help me? -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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yep.
Kiki418 wrote: I also noted that if I try to open the newly saved .TSV document from the My documents folder, it opens in Notepad and not in Excel. I have to open Excel program first, then open from the "Open File" dropdown. "Kiki418" wrote: In 2003, Excel doesn't save as ".txt" file. In fact, in my documents, the files are not marked with anything as an end extension - only in the File Type column it says "text" file. So as an experiment, I first opened an Excel file and then saved it as a text (tab delimited) file, but then from My Documents, I had to rename it so it would end with a ".TSV" extension. I then attempted to open it with Excel and it said I needed to convert it and specify the columns or something like that. But it did open. So when I make out my list of items in Excel, I can save it as a .TSV by way of renaming it in the My documents folder. What about the person I send it to - is there some other program that requires this? Isn't there an update for Excel or Office 2003 that has this .TSV option included in the offerings of how to save it? Kiki "Dave Peterson" wrote: Look for "text (tab delimited)(*.txt)" in the "save as type" dropdown. You'll have to change the extension from .txt to .tsv if that's what you need. Kiki418 wrote: I have a new program that requires I create, save, and open files saved in a TSV file - which I am understanding is a "tab separated" file? Since they are talking about the file being set up like an Excel file, when it comes to saving it in my Excel 2003 program, it is not listed as an opiton. Can anyone help me? -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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HELP- Need TSV extension for Excel
Most likely you're not seeing the ".txt" because you have "hide extensions
for known file types" selected in Windows Explorer. You should turn this off (at least, I find it a useless "feature"). Tools Folder Options view Tim "Kiki418" wrote in message ... In 2003, Excel doesn't save as ".txt" file. In fact, in my documents, the files are not marked with anything as an end extension - only in the File Type column it says "text" file. So as an experiment, I first opened an Excel file and then saved it as a text (tab delimited) file, but then from My Documents, I had to rename it so it would end with a ".TSV" extension. I then attempted to open it with Excel and it said I needed to convert it and specify the columns or something like that. But it did open. So when I make out my list of items in Excel, I can save it as a .TSV by way of renaming it in the My documents folder. What about the person I send it to - is there some other program that requires this? Isn't there an update for Excel or Office 2003 that has this .TSV option included in the offerings of how to save it? Kiki "Dave Peterson" wrote: Look for "text (tab delimited)(*.txt)" in the "save as type" dropdown. You'll have to change the extension from .txt to .tsv if that's what you need. Kiki418 wrote: I have a new program that requires I create, save, and open files saved in a TSV file - which I am understanding is a "tab separated" file? Since they are talking about the file being set up like an Excel file, when it comes to saving it in my Excel 2003 program, it is not listed as an opiton. Can anyone help me? -- Dave Peterson |
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