On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Victor Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a text file that is columnized (is that a word!) by spaces not > commas or tabs. The first row has the column headings. How do I import this > file into calc (or base). > > And yet another option: 1. open Calc 2. select File > Open from the menu 3. open the "Files of type" list box and select the "Text CSV (*.csv;*.txt;*.xls)" option 4. select your text file Calc will now understand that you want to parse the file and will show the Text Import dialog box. NOTE: item 3 is correct, *.xls is listed with the Text CSV label. I have no idea why the .xls extension is listed with the Text CSV type.
