On 04/02/2007 06:46 PM, TerryJ wrote: > > > noop-3 wrote: >> >> On 04/02/2007 10:30 AM, Geoffrey Coon wrote: >>> I am using the latest version downloaded last week. I think it is 2.1 >>> but I see that there is a 2.2 out now. I have .tab files (data from >>> wholesalers) that I can open and convert to excel files but was not >>> successful in getting open office calc to open them at all from the .tab >>> files. Any suggestions? >>> >>> >>> >>> I have excel at my office computer but not at home. I had to email the >>> .tab files to myself at the office, convert them to excel files, and >>> email them back to my home computer address. Open office calc then >>> opened the excel files. >>> >> >> Assuming that you mean a "tab-delimited" file, see: >> >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/FAQ:Calc >> <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/FAQ:Calc#How_do_I_open_a_tab-delimited_file_in_OpenOffice.org_Spreadsheet.3F_What_if_I_have_a_different_type_of_delimiter.3F> >> >> > > An extremely tiresome procedure for anyone whose data comes in the form of > tab delimited files. See: > http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=23078
Ah. I think I see what you are saying. I just tested and simply renaming a tab-delimited file to .csv, opening in Calc, and telling Calc to use tabs works just fine. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
