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Old 12-05-2005
Converting csv to xls
Hi,
Can anyone tell the option to change the file type in unix.
i.e. if a file is in csv(Comma Separating Values) format, it should be changed to xls(ordinary MS-Excel) format. But renaming command is not changing to correct file format.

Thanks in advance,
Milton.
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Old 12-05-2005
Unix doesn't have any file types as in Windows.
*.csv,*.doc, etc.. are always considered as part of file name unlike windows. So even if you change the extension from CSV to XLS the format will not be changed.
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