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Old 05-06-2010
Field name in Bold letters
Hi All,

I have a file which is in csv format which is an out of a script. I am trying to append at the head of the file with the field name of the columns using a shell script :sed command

Code:
 tput bold
 sed '1i\
TimeStamp, Directory Structure, Action, Filename, Status, Filesize' testfile.rpt1 > testfile.rpt2
 tput sgr0

But when i open it in excel on windows, the header is not in bold letters. Can anybody help me in fixing this issue? is there a way for it actually?
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Old 05-06-2010
it can't be achieved via tput command.
its better you go for txt2pdf or txt2html tools..
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Old 05-06-2010
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Originally Posted by Tuxidow
Hi All,

I have a file which is in csv format which is an out of a script. I am trying to append at the head of the file with the field name of the columns using a shell script :sed command

Code:
 tput bold
 sed '1i\
TimeStamp, Directory Structure, Action, Filename, Status, Filesize' testfile.rpt1 > testfile.rpt2
 tput sgr0

But when i open it in excel on windows, the header is not in bold letters. Can anybody help me in fixing this issue? is there a way for it actually?
You can't format a csv file like that, better is to create a macro in excel to do the job for you, should be something like:
Code:
Rows("1:1").Select
Selection.Font.Bold = True

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