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Old September 19th, 2003, 02:23 AM
Karen
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Default problem opening .csv file

This worked - Thank you so much

The list separator on the problem PC was a semicolon.
Changing it to a comma fixed it. The files open
successfully now.

Australia usually uses the comma in lists, so it must
have been changed by a 'helpful' person at some time.

Karen


-----Original Message-----
It might be a difference in your windows regional

settings.

Windows Start Button|Settings|Control Panel|Regional

Settings Applet
Click on the Number Tab and check the List Separator.

I bet one pc is set for comma and one pc is set for

something else (semicolon).

If you change this, I think you'll be ok. (But you

might want to change the
other person's to semicolon.)

In the USA, I'd recommend the comma, but I'm not sure

what Australia "really"
uses.


Karen Jack wrote:

When I open a .csv file the file opens into one column,
ignoring the comma's. When I open the same file on
another (my)computer, the file opens correctly, into
multiple columns.

It seems to be a file association problem, the .csv

file
extension is associated with excel, but on the problem

PC
it has a normal excel icon, and on my PC it has the
proper .csv icon.

How do I get the file type associated not only with
excel, but for it to recognize the file type properly.

I uninstalled Office and re-installed with no success.

Help
Karen


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Dave Peterson

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