> Yes, and what does this matter? Aren't all CSV files
> "supposed" to be the same?
Hey Mike,
It matters because I've seen A LOT of bugs in Excel when saving/exporting flat
files. Some of the issues that I have encountered include missing delimiter
characters when the last field of a record is blank (resulting in data errors
because some records are missing fields when, in fact, they aer not), extra
spaces being removed (like what you've reported), leading zeros from field
(such as a ZIP code field) being removed, and more.
You are absolutely correct when you say that they are "supposed" to be the same
(and the use of the quote marks is very appropriate here, too). However...
What makes this even more annoying, IMNHO, are two things: a) it doesn't matter
if you are exporting a CSV file or a tab-delimited text file and b) the first
20 records or so usually export fine so if you just open the data in a text
editor and look at the first several records, everything seems to be in order.
Finally, thnk of it this way - if it didn't matter, how would I have known to
ask? <GRIN>
There are some ways to fix the data (outside of Excel) before feeding it to
FusionPro. But first, how may records are in your data? That will help me
determine the best/fastest/easiest way for you to fix the data.
Rob
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Rob Domaschuk
Training & Communications Developer,
Printable Technologies™, Inc.
Member; National Association of PhotoShop Professionals
"Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly
with every new assignment."
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