writefile, csv,  tab and excel import behavior
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = How would one use writefile to export a tab delimited file or csv so thatexcel plays nice.Currently I can export using:"value1","value2","value3"Except excel formats some of the values and numeric and tries to evaluatethem. I was going to try a tab delimited format such as:[unurl][fieldname1]%09[fieldname2]%09[fieldname3][/unurl]Any ideas???TIA!Vince-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to  the mailing list 
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-  Re: writefile, csv,  tab and excel import behavior ( Sal D'Anna  2004)
  
-  Re: writefile, csv,  tab and excel import behavior ( Gary Krockover  2004)
  
-  Re: writefile, csv,  tab and excel import behavior ( "Vincent Medina"  2004)
  
-  Re: writefile, csv,  tab and excel import behavior ( Gary Krockover  2004)
  
-  writefile, csv,  tab and excel import behavior ( "Vincent Medina"  2004)
  
 
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How would one use writefile to export a tab delimited file or csv so thatexcel plays nice.Currently I can export using:"value1","value2","value3"Except excel formats some of the values and numeric and tries to evaluatethem. I was going to try a tab delimited format such as:[unurl][fieldname1]%09[fieldname2]%09[fieldname3][/unurl]Any ideas???TIA!Vince-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to  the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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