importing files into excel

[Guest]

I am tring to import a file into excel. It is a txt file that was done with
notepad. It is from a vendor. When I import the file, I am also getting the
little square boxes that appear with the data in each column. How do I get
rid of the little square boxes? The system that I need to import the file
into, does not like the square boxed and will not proceed?

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

Gabby,

You need to use the Text import wizard. First, you'll need to know about
the file. Is it fixed-fields, or delimited (commas, tabs, etc.)? Open it
in NotePad and have a look. Post some of it if you want help. You can copy
it from NotePad and Paste it into your reply.

 

[Doug Kanter]

To clarify what Earl is asking you, fixed-fields means the data (in Notepad)
will appear in neat columns, so you can reliably say that column 2 begins
here, column 3 begins there, etc.

If the file's too large for Notetab, it'll burp and give you an error
message. Use an alternative text editor like Notetab:
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=notetab&tg=dl-2001&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=+Go!+

The "Light" version is free, and is sufficient for your purposes. There
aren't many files large enough to cause trouble with this program.
-Doug