On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 09:34 +0200, Heinrich Bürgers wrote: > When I transfer data from a text-file-like output from a scientific > machine into starcalc to do some calculations or sorting, I often have > the problem that my data are recognised as dd.mm.yy or something else > stupid. my data will be converted and the original data cannot be > restored (to my knowledge). > So my questions are: where can I stop this nonsense? > are there possibilities to retain my original data or do I have to start > all over again? > thanks, > Heinrich
MOre info please. Is your input data fixed field? If yes then you can set the column properties to a format that is more suitable for your needs. e.g. date format. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
