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FAQ-1291: Delimited Text Files Not Opened Correctly

Description

Textfiles (txt,csv) are not opened correctly .

Contents

The SolutionYou will have to create a schema.ini which describes the textfile. Place it in the same directory as the textfile. The schema.ini must contain the filename of the textdatabase and the separator.

For example:

[MyTextfile.txt]
ColNameHeader=True
Format=Delimited(;)
MaxScanRows=0
CharacterSet=ANSI

For more info go to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210073