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Old 10-02-2008
Setting outfile with (brackets)
I have a file that comes in as 20081002_invoices.txt and needs to go out as
invoices(20081002).xls When ran this file should have three seperate fields as follows:

column1 column2 column3
data1 data2 data3

when i run the script it produces the invoices(20081002).xls but moves the three fields into one column in excel?

column1
data1,data2,data3

I have tried numerous ways and it looks like it is the () it does not like, unfortunately that is how it needs to go out.

any help??Smilie
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Old 10-02-2008
Question What is your script?
Can you show us what your script does so far? Kind of hard to think about a problem without seeing what you have done so far.
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