Re: writefile, csv, tab and excel import behavior
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2004
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Unfortunately it still tries to evaluate numeric fields. They only way I have seen around this is to treat the exported file as a text file and use the excel text import wizard. I just recently purchased Urchin and it has an excel and word export option for all its reports. They actually are in excel 2000 and word 2000 format. I am assuming this is done within the app. Are their any 3rd party cgi prog that can do this? I am trying to make this as idiot proof for the client as possible. Vincent -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Gary Krockover Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:55 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: writefile, csv, tab and excel import behavior I've always done a: [WriteFile somefile.xls] sku firstname lastname phone email [search db=yourdatabase.db&criteria][founditems] [sku] [firstname] [lastname] [phone] [/founditems][/search] [/WriteFile] With no problems at all. Before you open the file in Excel, click to select all the cells and then go Format > Cells > and select Text. You shouldn't have any formatting then. GK At 09:34 PM 6/4/2004, you wrote: >How would one use writefile to export a tab delimited file or csv so that >excel plays nice. > >Currently I can export using: > >"value1","value2","value3" > >Except excel formats some of the values and numeric and tries to evaluate >them. > >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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Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:
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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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Unfortunately it still tries to evaluate numeric fields. They only way I have seen around this is to treat the exported file as a text file and use the excel text import wizard. I just recently purchased Urchin and it has an excel and word export option for all its reports. They actually are in excel 2000 and word 2000 format. I am assuming this is done within the app. Are their any 3rd party cgi prog that can do this? I am trying to make this as idiot proof for the client as possible. Vincent -----Original Message----- From: WebDNA Talk [mailto:WebDNA-Talk@talk.smithmicro.com] On Behalf Of Gary Krockover Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:55 PM To: WebDNA Talk Subject: Re: writefile, csv, tab and excel import behavior I've always done a: [WriteFile somefile.xls] sku firstname lastname phone email [search db=yourdatabase.db&criteria][founditems] [sku] [firstname] [lastname] [phone] [/founditems][/search] [/WriteFile] With no problems at all. Before you open the file in Excel, click to select all the cells and then go Format > Cells > and select Text. You shouldn't have any formatting then. GK At 09:34 PM 6/4/2004, you wrote: >How would one use writefile to export a tab delimited file or csv so that >excel plays nice. > >Currently I can export using: > >"value1","value2","value3" > >Except excel formats some of the values and numeric and tries to evaluate >them. > >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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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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