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Saving as a tab-delimited text file

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    Saving as a tab-delimited text file

    Hi,

    I have a problem saving my spreadsheet as a tab-delimited text file.

    My file consists of a row for each "person", and 6 columns for various details about each person (eg. hospital, name, tel, city, state, etc).

    When I save as a tab-delimited text file, I sometimes (not always) end up with some of the entries for one person containing quotation marks. For example:
    "Fishville Hospital" "Dr John Smith" 555-123-4567 Fishville OH USA

    When the problem occurs, it always relates to the new person I have just added to the spreadsheet.

    I have tried changing the format of all cells from General to Text, but this doesn't help.

    If anyone has any advice, I would be most grateful.

    Cheers,

    Steven

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    A quick and dirty fix is to open the csv file in WordPad and use search and replace to find " and replace it with nothing.
    Trish in Oz
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    If you attach a sample of your workbook it will be easier to find a solution. Remember to remove/replace sensitive data before uploading the file. Look here if you need help with attachments:
    http://www.excelforum.com/faq.php?fa...b3_attachments

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    Thanks for the reply. Yes, that's how I've been fixing it up to now. I'd prefer to have a proper fix in the long run, though.

    Cheers,

    Steven

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