THANKS!
On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:06:39 -0800 (PST), THOMAS BENEDICT wrote: > I spent many hours sorting this out a few months ago. The file needed > to be easily read by Excel (as in your case) plus it needed to be > importable into SQL Server. I ended up creating a CSV with CRLF > record delimiters. But I also processed the embedded soft returns in > a way that escapes me right now. I'll try to look that code up > tomorrow, if it still exists. > > Once you have a .csv, it can be double-clicked to open in Excel > avoiding the Import Wizard entirely. BTW, the difficulty here is all > due to Excel's bizarre and unique way of handling things. > > I'll see whether I can shed any light on this tomorrow. > > Tom > >> On November 27, 2018 at 3:50 PM Chip Scheide >> <4d_o...@pghrepository.org> wrote: >> >> >> Thomas & Chuck >> the intent is to create the export file in such a manner that NO >> user intervention is required to open the file with the embedded >> returns. >> >> changing the end of row marker will work, but then the user(s) need >> to know that -- and they won't or they won't remember etc -- after >> all they are users.... >> >> typing Alt-return is not really an option s the data is already exported... >> The embedded character is listed as &Char(10)& for line feed, and >> &Char(13)& for carriage return, however, replacing the return (4D) >> with either or both of these strings does NOT result in return or >> line feed in Excel; just the exact characters "&Char(10)&" >> A bit of experimentation shows that to get the character code to >> work requires a formal where for example you have >> =A1+&Char(10)&+B3 >> >> any other ideas?? >> >> Thanks >> >>> Hi Chip, >>> >>> The trick with Excel is that it uses a 'soft return' within a cell. >>> To get that soft-return within Excel you type Alt-Return (on Windows) >>> or Control-Option-Return (on MacOS). >>> >>> I don't remember what the Character Code is for that character, but >>> that's what you'll need to include in your extract script. I seem to >>> recall that it is a newline. Google should be able to help you. >>> >>> Hope this helps, and sorry it doesn't have more details. >>> >>> Tom Benedict >>> Optum >>> >>>> On November 27, 2018 at 2:07 PM Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech >>>> <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> I would like to be able to embed a return and/or line feed into column >>>> in a tab delimited file (opening with Excel). >>>> >>> >> ------------ >> Hell is other people >> Jean-Paul Sartre > --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
