Tag Archives: import csv

Dealing with dates 3: opening and saving csv files without data corruption

Posted on June 11, 2015 by

This post makes use of a spreadsheet for reading data from text files, including comma separated value (csv) files.  The latest version includes a routine for saving the imported data in csv format.  It can be downloaded (including full open-source … Continue reading →

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Daily Download 32: Text functions

Posted on October 20, 2012 by

Today’s daily download covers functions to import data from text files into Excel quickly and efficiently, a function to combine text strings, with improved functionality over the built-in Concatenate function, and functions to extract numbers from the beginning or end … Continue reading →

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Automatic download of csv files

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

I was recently asked if I could assist with preparing a spreadsheet to automatically download .csv files from an internet location, with the filename incorporating the date of issue.  The process turned out to be quite straightforward, and works well … Continue reading →

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