Comments on: Convert spreadsheet into a flat file http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/convert-spreadsheet-into-a-flat-file/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: kioh46 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/convert-spreadsheet-into-a-flat-file/#comment-52960 kioh46 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:17:36 +0000 #comment-52960 I am sorry I took so long to reply. I figured it out. I need to give each field a set length no matter what the length of the data is the field was, so i used the mid function to do so, concatenated with another field, repeating the process until I included all of my fields and then copied the and paste the values into text file. example(=MID(B:B&” “,1,9)MID(B:B&” “,1,9)&” “&TEXT(D:D,”MMDDYY”)&” “&)MID(E:E&” “,1,20)&” “&MID(F:F&” “,1,5)&” “&…………..)

Result(flat file),
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx, xxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx ,xx xx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxx

]]> By: gilly400 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/convert-spreadsheet-into-a-flat-file/#comment-52776 gilly400 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:08:42 +0000 #comment-52776 Hi,

Normally I use the “Save as” and then select .PRN, this should give you a flat file with no formatting. Alternatively I use .CSV comma separated variable files.

Regards,

Martin Gilbert.

]]> By: jlees http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/convert-spreadsheet-into-a-flat-file/#comment-52661 jlees Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:04:50 +0000 #comment-52661 Can you give an examply of the input rows and what you want the output to look like? You specified the Mid function, so I assume you only need a protion of a cell– Is that correct?

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