IBM Lotus Symphony
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Sets the import options for delimited data.
To access this command... Choose File - Open - select under "File type": "Text CSV" Choose Data - Text to Columns (Lotus® Symphony™ Spreadsheets) |
Specifies the character set to be used in the imported file.
Specifies the row where you want to start the import. The rows are visible in the preview window at the bottom of the dialog.
Specifies whether your data uses separators or fixed widths as delimiters.
Separates fixed-width data (equal number of characters) into columns. Click on the ruler in the preview window to set the width.
Select the separator used in your data.
Separates data delimited by tabs into columns.
Separates data delimited by semicolons into columns.
Separates data delimited by commas into columns.
Separates data delimited by spaces into columns.
Separates data into columns using the custom separator that you specify. Note: The custom separator must also be contained in your data.
Combines consecutive delimiters and removes blank data fields.
Select a character to delimit text data. You can can also enter a character in the text box.
Shows how your data will look when it is separated into columns.
Choose a column in the preview window and select the data type to be applied to the imported data. You can select one of the following options:
Type | Function |
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Standard | Lotus Symphony determines the type. |
Text | Imported data are treated as text. |
Date (DMY) | Applies a date format (Day, Month, Year) to the imported data in a column. |
Date (MDY) | Applies a date format (Month, Day, Year) to the imported data in a column. |
Date (YMD) | Applies a date format (Year, Month, Day) to the imported data in a column. |
US English | Numbers formatted in US English are searched for and included regardless of the system language. A number format is not applied. If there are no US English entries, the Standard format is applied. |
Hide | The data in the column are not imported. |
If you selected one of the date formats (DMY), (MDY), or (YMD) and you enter numbers without date delimiters, the numbers are interpreted as follows:
Number of characters | Date format |
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6 | Two characters each are taken for day, month, and year in the selected order. |
8 | Four characters are taken for the year, two each for month and day, in the selected order. |
5 or 7 | As with 6 or 8 characters, but the first part of the sequence has one character less. This will suppress a leading zero for month and day. |
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If you want to include the leading zero in the data you import, in telephone numbers for example, apply the "Text" format to the column. |
Shows how the imported text will look after it is separated into columns. To apply a format to a column when it is imported, click a column and select a Column type. When you select a Column type, the column heading displays the applied format.
If you want to use a fixed width to separate the imported data into columns, click in the ruler to set the width boundaries.
For more information, see Information about Import and Export Filters.