My input file is .txt And I don't want to associate text files to a spreadsheet program
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 3:09 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Koid, Jian Subject: Re: [discuss] data importing features on calc On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:43:46 -0400 Koid, Jian wrote: > The data importing feature on calc (ms excels data import feature) is > very hard to get to: > > file > open > > > select .csv file type (from a very long list of file types) > > open. > > This feels like a complicated way to do something simple especially > compared to Excel's way of doing it where it's right on the data tab. > > Data > import external data > import data > > Basically my concern is that we have to find a .csv file type from the > long list of different file types every time I need to import a text > file. Also the text file will be imported to a new spreadsheet and has > to be moved to the one I'm working on thus adding additional steps to > a simple operation that is done fairly often (for data manipulation) > You could use Windows File Association (Set .csv files to Open With OO.o) then the procedure would be: o double click the file. OR o one click and tap[Enter]. -- Michael All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well - Julian of Norwich 1342 - 1416 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
