On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 20:04 -0700, Franco wrote: > "Franco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "G. Roderick Singleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Sat, 2006-05-06 at 11:32 -0700, Franco wrote: > > > > "Franco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Hi, I have read that .csv files can be imported into Base, but can > > regular ASCII text files with records and a header row be imported? I > don't > > know what the field/record delimters are for this ASCII text file, but > when I > > import it into an MS Works spreadsheet, the header row is magically there > and > > the data is all nicely in rows. > > > > > If you have successfully imported an ASCII text file before, could > you > > > > > please send me in the right direction? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > p.s. I thought I would add one more thing: I will have *many* ASCII > text > > > > files to import into Base. I could convert them to .csv if I have no > > > > choice, but I am hoping there's a way to import the ASCII files > > directly. > > > > > > Are these fixed width files? If yes, then I pose a question to you, > > > "How can Base know what are field and what are not?" The only way I > > > know to handle fixed width files is by using Calc which offers this > > > option. > > > -- > > [snip] > > I download the data from an Internet source and the only thing I know > about > > the file format is that it is "text document." I will try to track down > > more info about the format. In the meantime, here is what I gather from > > your message -- please let me know if I've got it: > > > > Base can not import fixed-width ASCII text files. Base can import > delimited > > ASCII text files. If my ASCII text file is fixed-width, I will first need > > to convert it to a delimited file format then I will be able to import it. > > > > Thank you for your help. > > p.s. I just got word from the help desk that the files are comma delimited.
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