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Old 04-22-2014
Word Wrap .CSV Fils
Is there a generic method for applying word wrap to all cells for a .csv file?
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Old 04-22-2014
Hi Jimmyf,

Not entirely sure what you are trying to achieve here, "word wrap in all cells" can you provide a bit more detail please.

Regards

Gull04
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Old 04-22-2014
When a .cvs file is opened on Windows there is a button which will word wrap all text. Just wondered if there was an equivalent method or UNIX command. I have some awk and sed script that achieve this but they never seem to work reliably.
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Old 04-22-2014
Hi Jimmyf,

I presume you don't actually want to alter the file, just the display?

How are you opening the file?

Regards

Gull04
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Old 04-22-2014
Hi Gull04,
The file is ultimately opened in Windows. But was hoping to edit the file in UNIX so that the formatting was ok without any intervention.
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Old 04-22-2014
Hi Jimmyf,

There are a number of editors that you can use that will wrap - even "vi" or "vim" will wrap depending on the size of the window that you open.

But if you want something better, you could open the text files in OO Writer or LibreOffice Writer there are loads of editors as well - most of them will wrap.

Regards

Gull04
Last edited by gull04; 04-22-2014 at 03:31 PM.. Reason: Typo
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Old 04-22-2014
yeah, I could hit the word wrap button in excel. I don't think you understood what I'm looking for but
 
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