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mpiper
 
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Default Can I easily create a tab-delimited file from plain text in Word?

I am trying to manipulate some data to eventually import into an Access db. I
have a plain text file of the data that I am getting from a web-based
database and am trying to create a tab-delimited file that I can then import
into Access. The db I am exporting the data from offers no way for me to save
it as anything other than a plain text file. The fields currently are
delimited by carriage returns only.

Is there any way for me to save the data in a Word document as a
tab-delimited file without having to manually enter tabs for each item? I'm
looking at hundreds of lines here. Or is there some way of importing into
Access using the carriage returns as a delimiter? I haven't been able to find
a way to do that so far, but I'm obviously no expert...

Any assistance I can get on this would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks
Michael