French Version of Excel saving CSV Files with a semi-colon

When using a French version of Excel XP I am running into a problem with the
save as feature. I am attempting to save a contact list as a comma separated
file so users using older versions of office will be able to import the list
into outlook. When I try to save the file as a comma separated file it uses
a semi-colon instead of a simple comma. I believe this is strictly a
language issue and need to know if there is a fix or a setting I can change
somewhere. Please help

Try changing your windows list separator.

windows start button|control panel|regional and language options
regional options tab|click the customize button
On the number tab, change the list separator to a comma.

But many European users use a semicolon for this separator.

jr wrote:
>
> When using a French version of Excel XP I am running into a problem with the
> save as feature. I am attempting to save a contact list as a comma separated
> file so users using older versions of office will be able to import the list
> into outlook. When I try to save the file as a comma separated file it uses
> a semi-colon instead of a simple comma. I believe this is strictly a
> language issue and need to know if there is a fix or a setting I can change
> somewhere. Please help

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Dave Peterson

Dave,

That worked perfectly...

Thanks for the help

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

> Try changing your windows list separator.
>
> windows start button|control panel|regional and language options
> regional options tab|click the customize button
> On the number tab, change the list separator to a comma.
>
> But many European users use a semicolon for this separator.
>
> jr wrote:
> >
> > When using a French version of Excel XP I am running into a problem with the
> > save as feature. I am attempting to save a contact list as a comma separated
> > file so users using older versions of office will be able to import the list
> > into outlook. When I try to save the file as a comma separated file it uses
> > a semi-colon instead of a simple comma. I believe this is strictly a
> > language issue and need to know if there is a fix or a setting I can change
> > somewhere. Please help
>
> --
>
> Dave Peterson
>