[Novalug] OO Frustration

[Jay Hart]

> On Monday 01 October 2007 15:20, Richard Mancusi wrote:
>> On 10/1/07, Dan Arico <dan_arico at aricosystems.com> wrote:
>> > Every time I try to import a .txt file into an Open Office application,
>> > it locks up. I can put a file into a document by cutting and pasting, but
>> > I haven't found a way to get a comma-delimited file into the spreadsheet
>> > package.
>>
>> Just for fun rename your .txt  ==>  .csv
>> then open with OO and follow the GUI
>>
>> Works fine for me
>> -rich
>
> It worked here, too.
>
> It hung up on my next step. I needed to save it as a <patooie> .xls file. It
> hung for a minute and then gave me a message that an error had occurred in
> writing the file.
>

I think your problem lies in the fact that you "patooie" sandwiched between
the < and > keys, and then a space.

Try this:

<microsoft.sucks>.xls

I think you will find this most satisfying.

Jay

> Dan
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