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    • David BandeyD
      David Bandey
      last edited by

      Hi, I have my .txt file and would like to save it / convert it to a .csv file.
      How do I do this?

      Thanks,

      Dave

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      • Claudia FrankC
        Claudia Frank @David Bandey
        last edited by

        Hello David-Bandey,

        csv stands for comma separated values but one must define
        where to put the commas, so there is no conversion possible
        without defining rules where to put the comma.

        Assuming there is a text like

        Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
        

        You can, for example, decide to split the text into

        Do the right thing.
        

        and

        It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
        

        then you would put the comma after the first sentence but you can
        also decide to split it in three parts then you might possibly choose

        Do the right thing.
        It will gratify some people 
        and astonish the rest.
        

        which would mean you have to set the first comma after the first sentence
        and the second comma after the word people.

        So you see there isn’t a one and only way to do this.
        If you can provide as a sample text then we might be able to offer
        some possible solutions.

        Cheers
        Claudia

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