R
Riznick
I would guess that 90% of people who open .csv files in excel wonder what
happened to the leading zeros. if a .csv file has a text qualifier " around
a numeric field, it should read the field as text.
What is the point of making text qualifiers if the software makes its own
decisions to ignore them without giving you a choice?
Excel should be easy. I shouldnt have to open my .csv files in notepad to
check if any fields start with a leading 0 or not.
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happened to the leading zeros. if a .csv file has a text qualifier " around
a numeric field, it should read the field as text.
What is the point of making text qualifiers if the software makes its own
decisions to ignore them without giving you a choice?
Excel should be easy. I shouldnt have to open my .csv files in notepad to
check if any fields start with a leading 0 or not.
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...15e2a5b&dg=microsoft.public.excel.crashesgpfs