Import a whole text file into a single cell

mv5869

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How can I import a whole text field into a single cell in Excel, without the line breaks making Excel start a new row? I'd like the whole text document in a single cell.

I know I could copy and paste but I want to automate it.

Eventually, I would like to write a script to go through a whole directory and import each text file into a different cell of my spreadsheet. But small steps...
 
That must be an issue with either the content of the text file itself, or of the formatting you have applied in your excel sheet, as the code I posted doesn't change the contents of the text file in anyway: ii is brought in as is.
 
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