How to Save a CSV Tab Delimited

[mstuf]

Hello --

I am using Excel 2002 ( Office XL ) -- A recent contact I have made requires that I send a file in .CSV Tab Delimited Format.

I am only offered CSV Comma Delimited , CSV Macintosh and CSV DOS as Save As Options.

The Only Save As Tab Delimited option that I am offered is as "Text (Tab Delimited) "

Is there any way to accomplish this ?

Thanks as Always

 

[pbornemeier]

.CSV stands for comma separated values. In its simplest form, this requires that each field in a record has a comma between them, and each record would be followed by a carriage return. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values

Tab delimited format requires requires that each field in a record has a tab between them, and each record would be followed by a carriage return. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tab-separated_values

".CSV tab delimited" is a mashup of these and does not make sense. I would go back to the person that the contract is for and get an example of the data format they desire, rather than an inaccurate description.

If they continue to require ".CSV tab delimited", you could provide the data twice as .CSV and Text (Tab Delimited) and say that you read the contract as ".CSV (and) tab delimited", since the original specification did not exist.