Importing from a Notepad file
 

I want to import data from a comma separated Notepad file. When I import into Excel I find that the leading zeroes are dropped and I don't want this to happen. I have some fields that should be "000" not "0".

Is there a way to import without losing all these zeroes?

Importing from a Notepad file
 

When youi Import or open a *.txt file the Text Wiizard will pop up and
in Step 3 under Column Data Format you can select Text.

Leading zeros will be held.


Gord



On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:07:53 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I want to import data from a comma separated Notepad file. When I import into Excel I find that the leading zeroes are dropped and I don't want this to happen. I have some fields that should be "000" not "0".

Is there a way to import without losing all these zeroes?

Importing from a Notepad file
 

You did say a comma separated file which is most likely *.csv

Change the csv extension to txt then import or open directly in Excel.


Gord

On Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:42:25 -0800, Gord Dibben
wrote:

When youi Import or open a *.txt file the Text Wiizard will pop up and
in Step 3 under Column Data Format you can select Text.

Leading zeros will be held.


Gord



On Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:07:53 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

I want to import data from a comma separated Notepad file. When I import into Excel I find that the leading zeroes are dropped and I don't want this to happen. I have some fields that should be "000" not "0".

Is there a way to import without losing all these zeroes?