renaming CSV file

daveyc18

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  1. 365
  2. 2010
i have this odd issue

original CSV files have data in various columns ...



if i rename the csv files to xls manually FIRST then open the file, i am able to delimit according to semi colon because apparently that manual rename moved all the data in column A

however,

if i rename the csv files to xls via VBA, the files won't open because i changed the extension using this method (sorry I forget the error messagE)

additionally,

i tried manually (and via VBA) opening the CSV files and saving as XLS, but the data is still in its original data (ie in various columns) so I can't delimit properly


...

is there a way to do this without me having to manually rename the extension?
 
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