How to set delimiter default?

Sandy Gong · Post by **Sandy Gong** » Mon May 25, 2009 7:38 am

I am a new user and need your help. When I open .txt file with TextPad, the delimiter is space, how can I change it to be "\t" or "l" as default?

Thanks very much!

ak47wong · Post by **ak47wong** » Tue May 26, 2009 3:05 am

Hi Sandy, I think you'll have to be more specific with your question. What do you mean when you say the delimiter is space? Delimiter for what? Can you explain or give an example of what you're trying to achieve?

Andrew

Sandy Gong · Post by **Sandy Gong** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:10 am

Sure. I open an excel file and save as .txt (Tab Delimited). Then I open this .txt file in TextPad. I expect to see tab delimiter "\t" to seperate the field. But what I see is SPACE in between.

What I see:
Product.DescLong Product.DescShort Product.LeadtimeInDays

Expect to see something like:
Product.DescLong\tProduct.DescShort\tProduct.LeadtimeInDays

Thanks for your help!

Post by **helios** » Tue May 26, 2009 10:12 am

Please try implementing the following procedure in TextPad:

From the Configure menu choose:

1. Preferences
2. "+" sign next to Document classes
3. "+" sign next to Text
4. Tabulation
5. Uncheck the relevant option for converting tabs to spaces
6. Click Apply / OK.

I hope this helps.

Sandy Gong · Post by **Sandy Gong** » Tue Jun 02, 2009 2:47 pm

Many thanks!