Setting Options for Importing Delimited Data

 

Use the Delimited Text Options screen to set the options for importing delimited data such as data containing comma separated variables (CSV).

To set options for importing delimited data:

1.         From the Import Options screen, check the Use first row as header check box to have the first row in the data that you are importing used as a header.

2.         In the Field Delimiters section, indicate what will be used as a field delimiter. Select the Tab radio button to have a tab used as the field delimiter. Select the Comma radio button to have the comma used as the field delimiter. Select the Semicolon radio button to have the semicolon used as the field delimiter. Select the Space radio button to have the space used as the field delimiter.

3.         In the Value Delimiters section, indicate what will be used as a value delimiter. Select the None radio button to have no value delimiter. Select the Quote radio button to have the quotation mark used as the value delimiter. Select the Apostrophe radio button to have the apostrophe used as the value delimiter.

4.         Click Select.

 

Related Information:

§      Importing a new results set