XL: Procedure to Export Text File with Comma AND Quote DelimiterLast reviewed: February 3, 1998Article ID: Q123183 |
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SUMMARYMicrosoft Excel does not have a menu command to automatically export data to a text file so that the text file is exported with both quotation marks and commas as delimiters. For example, there is no command to automatically create a text file that contains the following:
"Text1","Text2","Text3"However, you can create this functionality in Microsoft Excel by using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspYou can use the Print # statement in a Visual Basic procedure similar to the following to export a text file with both quotation marks and commas as the delimiters. For the procedure to function properly, you must select the cells that contain your data before you run it. Before working with the example below, perform the following steps:
ARTICLE-ID: Q103985 TITLE : XL4: Macro to Export Text File with Comma AND Quote Delimiters |
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