respree
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- Apr 14, 2003
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When you save a file from Excel as a Text (.txt) file, it uses the Tab character as the delimiter. Is there a way to save it with a comma delimeter and enclose non numeric fields in quotes. I am aware of the .csv option, but it doesn't enclose the field in quotes.
Here's my problem. I'm using Excel output to feed Access input. I have more than 100,000 records, so I'm forced to cut and paste two outputs from Excel into one big text file, which will be used as import file into Access. When I combine the two text files from my text editor, it remembers the tabs and Access rejects the imported file (saying not in expected format).
Its odd, because when you export a .txt file FROM Access, the data looks like:
"field one","field two"
But when you save a file as .txt in Excel, it looks like
field one[tab]field two
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Here's my problem. I'm using Excel output to feed Access input. I have more than 100,000 records, so I'm forced to cut and paste two outputs from Excel into one big text file, which will be used as import file into Access. When I combine the two text files from my text editor, it remembers the tabs and Access rejects the imported file (saying not in expected format).
Its odd, because when you export a .txt file FROM Access, the data looks like:
"field one","field two"
But when you save a file as .txt in Excel, it looks like
field one[tab]field two
Any suggestions would be appreciated.