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Is there a way to import a text.txt file where the data is in the format
below (not a flat file)?

John Anderson
23 Red Arrow Dr
Grand Blanc, MI 49302

Bill Johnson
2454 Cedar Chase
Denver, CO 43223

Jack Jones
4534 Northland Dr
Boise, ID 34254

Thanks in advance

Nov 13 '05 #1
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"Chuck Grimsby" <c.*******@worldnet.att.net.invalid> wrote in message
news:tb********************************@4ax.com...

Sure, but you have to use code.

Search for "Label Import" in this newsgroup for posts where code on
how to do this has been posted in the past.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:02:02 GMT, "Jeff" <je********@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Is there a way to import a text.txt file where the data is in the format
below (not a flat file)?
John Anderson
23 Red Arrow Dr
Grand Blanc, MI 49302

Bill Johnson
2454 Cedar Chase
Denver, CO 43223

Jack Jones
4534 Northland Dr
Boise, ID 34254

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Nov 13 '05 #2
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 14:30:19 GMT, "Jeff" <je********@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Searched and found nothing


Try search google for "import address"
One ref is
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?hl...mindspring.net

David

Nov 13 '05 #3

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