RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Jim Garratt
no > Sent: Tuesday, 17 January 2006 11:38 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question) > > > Mark Johnson wrote: > > Where do I quote these? > > "A","B","C","12345","000123&qu

RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Kevin King
Thank you Tony for a great expose on CSV. Well stated, especially this part: "There are no formal standards which govern how CSV files work. There are generally accepted conventions, but of course these aren't all followed by Excel. Using the guidelines above you can experiment with certain kin

RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Tony Gravagno
Mark Johnson wrote: > Where do I quote these? > "A","B","C","12345","000123" The info I posted about single quotes in my last post wasn't helpful in this context. Let me try this way: A,"B","12,34",Hi "World" Excel doesn't need quotes unless you're doing something special, which explains why the

Re: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Mark Johnson
Where do I quote these? I have MV basic programs that create csv's, ie "A","B","C","12345","000123" already. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Kevin King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10

RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread David A. Green
@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question) Subject: Exporting leading zero fields in csv. I have been exporting from MV to CSV for years and one of my pet peeves is that leading zero fields, like customer numbers, product codes and zip codes lose their leading zeros when the c

RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Jeff Schasny
] CSVs' (Different Question) Subject: Exporting leading zero fields in csv. I have been exporting from MV to CSV for years and one of my pet peeves is that leading zero fields, like customer numbers, product codes and zip codes lose their leading zeros when the csv is opened in Excel. I will

RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Kevin King
To get Excel to keep the leading zeroes when importing a CSV, quote the value, aka: ="012345" --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/

RE: [U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Maresh, Mel
Try this, LINE=LOCAL LINE<2>="=":QUOTE(REP.ID) CONVERT @AM TO ',' IN LINE Subject: Exporting leading zero fields in csv. I have been exporting from MV to CSV for years and one of my pet peeves is that leading zero fields, like customer numbers, product codes and zip codes lose their leading ze

[U2] CSVs' (Different Question)

2006-01-16 Thread Mark Johnson
Subject: Exporting leading zero fields in csv. I have been exporting from MV to CSV for years and one of my pet peeves is that leading zero fields, like customer numbers, product codes and zip codes lose their leading zeros when the csv is opened in Excel. I will save everyone the trouble with pr