At 08:07 PM 10/11/2005, you wrote: >Iâm importing a text file to access. When itâs opened in notepade it >contains, characters like âÆâ, âââ etc in any postion in a >three digit field. Like 09â, 0â1,.. When I import the file I choose a >txt file type and these characters import. Iâd like the file to import >without these characters but with the number each represents. Would >choosing a different file type convert these characters? Or, where can I >find what numeral each represents?
Without knowing what program saved the file this is a shot in the dark. It sounds as though you may be opening a rich text format file - those have a lot of excess stuff in them. Try open with Word pad, if you can read the numbers then save as a true (.txt) text file. Will [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/q7folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ms_access/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
