What's happnin' J, !
Remember that publicist list you sent me ? Yeah that file type was a
"CVS" and the attributes were read only and unchangeable by
microsoft's directions to change them.Do you know of a file converter
that will let me use this list to work in (
Access,Word,Powerpoint,Excel,Outlook ).Can you give me a few chioces
to choose from.FREE would be great :-) Thanks !! |
Clarification of Question by
songwriter-ga
on
26 Apr 2005 14:30 PDT
Hey J,
My bad,yeah it's a csv file but I'm allowed to do anything to it...
import into any other programs in office 2002 "I'm trapped".It's readable
in excel but like I said I can't import the file at all.
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Request for Question Clarification by
jbf777-ga
on
26 Apr 2005 21:35 PDT
If you open the file in Excel, choose File -> Save As, and you'll see
"save as type" directly underneath where you enter the file name to
save it as. You can save it as an ordinary Excel file, which you
should be able to open directly in Word. I also think PowerPoint has
the ability to import Excel files as well. The file should be
directly usable in Access as a .CSV file.
jbf777
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Clarification of Question by
songwriter-ga
on
27 Apr 2005 14:03 PDT
I 've been doin some reaserching and i thought I needed the file
format to be changed but it is still the "read only " format that
actually need to be changed.Since it was originally created that way
,I can't save it or import it to my other Office 2002 programs to
save,archive into address books and databases like Word and Excel.
So please J send the file without the read only attribute.Make it a
one time download if you can If posting it is a issue. I know it's
value as do you.
Thanks :-)
songwriter
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Request for Question Clarification by
jbf777-ga
on
27 Apr 2005 18:28 PDT
Songwriter,
Are you able to open this file in any application? A CSV file is
typically for Excel or Access. Even if it's "read only" that would
not prohibit you from opening it in these programs. It would only
prohibit you from SAVING to that file. If you're trying to "import"
the file into some application other than Excel or Access, you have
to make sure the application is able to import from the file type CSV.
If not able to import from CSV, it might be able to import from
native Excel or Access format, in which case you need to SAVE the
document within Excel or Access as an Excel or Access format file. If
you have a problem saving because it's read-only, try:
A) Right-clicking on the file and going into its properties to change
it from read only.
or
B) Highlight the entire contents within Excel and copy and paste it
into a fresh Excel document, and save that one.
jbf777
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Request for Question Clarification by
jbf777-ga
on
27 Apr 2005 18:28 PDT
Additionally, I didn't do anything to make the file read-only -- it's
something you have to change on your system.
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Clarification of Question by
songwriter-ga
on
28 Apr 2005 09:24 PDT
what's up J,
All of what your saying would be do-able...if the original file was
not made read only.Trust me on this one.I have tried all of what you
suggest to no avail.
Where ever you got this list could you please "go to it" or "them"
re-create the file or make it read and write access file.I get error
messages all over the place in every program from Access to Excel and
Word.
You cannot import/export or save this way "period,point blank.
I can't put any other way.
Your my favorite reasercher J...make it happin' PLEASE!!! I'm runnin
out on personal deadlines :-)
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Request for Question Clarification by
jbf777-ga
on
28 Apr 2005 16:48 PDT
Songwriter -
The file must have gotten corrupted, because it was never "made" to be
read-only (you can't embed anything into a file like this and make it
read-only internally -- it's a setting that you select in the
properties of the file OR it's something that arises because you have
the same file open in two programs).
Here is an Excel version of the file. I've opened it with no problem
on my system, and saved it with no problem. You should have no
trouble opening it as-is in either Excel or Access, and even Word:
http://www.sharemation.com/jbf777/publicists.xls
Let me know how it goes!
jbf
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Clarification of Question by
songwriter-ga
on
02 May 2005 15:25 PDT
You are the Man J !
Wow, I was so wrong,I won't bore you with the details unless you want to know.
Obviously I'm not well versed with "Office".I apologize for any
confusion I caused :-(
The new excel doc. cells are set up so much better,thanks again for that.
songwriter
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Clarification of Question by
songwriter-ga
on
02 May 2005 15:36 PDT
I just forgot ?!
I need a list of all the "public access" stations in the USA pertaineing to
independent artist.Do you have any connections in that area.I have Chicago,
Indianapolis and down state Illinois covered.Maybe there's a list out
there I don't of covering this.You always have better luck.
I'll cover this question with the previous one.( $$.$$ )
Songwriter
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