noop-3 wrote:
>
> On 04/02/2007 10:30 AM, Geoffrey Coon wrote:
>> I am using the latest version downloaded last week. I think it is 2.1
>> but I see that there is a 2.2 out now. I have .tab files (data from
>> wholesalers) that I can open and convert to excel files but was not
>> successful in getting open office calc to open them at all from the .tab
>> files. Any suggestions?
>>
>>
>>
>> I have excel at my office computer but not at home. I had to email the
>> .tab files to myself at the office, convert them to excel files, and
>> email them back to my home computer address. Open office calc then
>> opened the excel files.
>>
>
> Assuming that you mean a "tab-delimited" file, see:
>
> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/FAQ:Calc
> <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/FAQ:Calc#How_do_I_open_a_tab-delimited_file_in_OpenOffice.org_Spreadsheet.3F_What_if_I_have_a_different_type_of_delimiter.3F>
>
>
An extremely tiresome procedure for anyone whose data comes in the form of
tab delimited files. See:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=23078
--
View this message in context:
http://www.nabble.com/how-to-open-tab-files-in-open-office-calc-tf3507505.html#a9802347
Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
