On Friday 21 October 2005 03:15, Robert Volke wrote:
> I think I have figured out what is going on with the delimited files
> problem.  If I right click the delimited txt file -> OpenWith the wizard
> will fire up for OpenOffice Calc and will open the document correctly.
> However, I cannot first start Calc then do File -> Open -> my delimited
> file because if I do it is opened with Writer and no wizard ever pops
> up.  

Hi Robert,
Calc can open delimited files by:
File > Open > File Type > Text CSV
This way, it won't startup Writer and Calc will handle it.

> However, Excel will open delimted files in other formats such as .upl
> and not just .txt, where as OpenOffice Calc will not recognize a
> delimited .upl as such.  Or at least that is the way it works in version
> 109 and 125 on NT machines.  Can anyone else confirm this?

I think as long as it's a text delimited, the extension name doesn't matter. 
You can try the above method.

CMIIW,
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