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    Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

    Hello Guys,

    I have a text file with tab delimited data (150 lines) that i want to convert to space delimited or fixed length columns. I have tried to export the file using Excel's .prn format but when opened in MS Notepad it loses all formatting.

    Let us consider the file as:
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    Now what is want is this:
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    I have used this tool and it does the job but again when saving in MS Notepad, the columns are misalinged and i want the data only in Notepad...
    P.S. Is there anyway to do it using any tool that works in Notepad..EXCEL.CMD.SHELL.
    Thanks in Advance...!
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    Re: Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

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    Re: Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

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    Why are you exporting as .prn? Why not .txt?
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    Re: Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

    Allright, will do that.

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    Re: Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

    You didn't answer my question:

    Why are you exporting as .prn? Why not .txt?

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    Re: Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

    As i described earlier that the text file is tab delimited, so after saving as .txt file which is also tab delimited format, nothing works. On the other hand .prn file which is space delimited, this works with some files but unfortunately not with this one. I don't know why.
    Last edited by AliGW; 11-24-2019 at 05:19 AM. Reason: Please don't quote unnecessarily!

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    Re: Convert Text to Table (Space Delimited or Fixed length)

    OK, well clearly it's to do with the file in question. We can't possibly know why any more than you without seeing the file.

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