If I'm not mistaken, there was an issue of Microsoft Excel not editing the csv files correctly and when opening such a file up and saving it again, it introduced errors.
Such errors did NOT occur with the use of LibreOffice (or OpenOffice) which is available for Windows, Mac OX-X, and Linux. OpenOffice download: https://www.openoffice.org/download/ LibreOffice download: https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/ (currently out of order) LibreOffice download: http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/libreoffice/stable/7.1.1/ If Microsoft Excel no longer introduces errors, someone please correct me. 73 DR N1EA On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 2:10 AM Eric Oyen via chirp_users <[email protected]> wrote: > > One good way I have found to edit CsV files is to use a spreadsheet program > like Microsoft excel or one of the linux free variants. Simply import as a > cSV, do your editing, then export back to a CSV file. Compare the original to > the new edited version to make sure the same number of commas are in place on > the right lines. BTW, I have already tried this on my windows box using excel > and a program specifically designed for the Baofeng radio. So, it should work > the same way with chirp as both that program and cHIRP should read or write > CSV files in the same way. > > DE n7zzt Eric > > > On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:39 AM, Jim Unroe <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 1:25 PM Steve Vecchiarelli via chirp_users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ’m trying to import a csv file into CHIRP to upload back to my radio. > > > > Steps I’ve taken: > > > > Connected radio to CHIRP and downloaded the memories to CHIRP > Exported memories to a CSV file > Added the new frequencies to the CSV file > Saved CSV and tried to import back to CHIRP bur getting an unknown file > format message > > > > What am I missing? > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > Steve > > KF0CPV > > > How did you edit the CSV file? > What did you change? > Did you compare the new CSV file to the original file CSV file using a > text editor? > Attach both the before and after CSV files to this conversation so > that they can be reviewed. > > The most common cause of trouble is... > > - The data format of a cell was changed. > - The number of commas required at the end of a data row was changed. > > Jim KC9HI > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Eric Oyen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to D.J.J. Ring, Jr. at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected] _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
