Opening a tab-delimited file in numbers

Hello,
I have a tab-delimited file with the extension .srt to open in Numbers. I can do this easily in Microsoft Excel by going to the Open menu. It then gives me the option to say how the file is delimited and then it opens it. I can't seem to do this in Numbers... When I get to the Open menu and try to open the file, it is grayed out, so unaccessible... how does one do this in Mac?
Thanks

As was explained here many times, Numbers may open csv files if :
(1) the file name ends with ".csv"
(2) values are separated by commas if the decimal char in use on the machine is the period
values are separated by semi-colons if the decimal char in use on the machine is the comma.
(3) we have no way to change the values separator.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) samedi 18 juin 2011 20:50:54
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Please follow the process untill all the # are replaced...
This should work for you..
Let me know if you further face any issue...
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CLEAR : l_file.
l_file = p_aifile.
*--Read the data from application server file.
OPEN DATASET l_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF sy-subrc NE c_ok.
    MESSAGE i368(00) WITH text-014.
ENDIF.
*--Get all the records from the specified location.
DO.
    READ DATASET l_file INTO l_line.
    IF sy-subrc NE c_ok.
      EXIT.
    ELSE.
      SPLIT l_line AT cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab
                      INTO st_ipfile-anlkl
                           st_ipfile-txt50
                           st_ipfile-txa50
                           st_ipfile-anlhtx
                           st_ipfile-sernr
                           st_ipfile-invnr
                           st_ipfile-aktiv
                           st_ipfile-invzu
                           st_ipfile-kostl
                           st_ipfile-raumn
                           st_ipfile-ord41
                           st_ipfile-gdlgrp
                           st_ipfile-herst
                           st_ipfile-typbz
                           st_ipfile-afabe
                           st_ipfile-afasl
                           st_ipfile-ndjar
                           st_ipfile-ndper
                           st_ipfile-tafabe
                           st_ipfile-tafasl
                           st_ipfile-tndjar
                           st_ipfile-tndper
                           st_ipfile-anbtr01
                           st_ipfile-anbtr02
                           st_ipfile-anbtr03
                           st_ipfile-anbtr04.
      APPEND st_ipfile TO it_ipfile.
    ENDIF.
ENDDO.
*--Close dataset
CLOSE DATASET l_file.
Regards,
Prashant
Edited by: Prashant Patil on Mar 5, 2008 4:11 PM

Tab delimited file on app server. How to do that?

Hello,
When i transfer a tab delimited file from pre. server(windows) to app. server(windows) using CG3Z , the tab delimitation is not working.
for eg : the file with below layout
01.04.2007     31.03.2008     1     120
01.05.2007     31.07.2008     2     140
is getting changed like
01.04.2007#31.03.2008#1#120
01.05.2007#31.07.2008#2#140
All i need is a tab delimited file in app server also . Wats that i need to do for this ? Also how can i write a tab delimited file on app server through my program using open dataset.
Thanks for ur time.
Jeeva.

Hi..
Check this code: you will find the solution:
Using the Static Attribute <b>CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB</b>
Example:
This is the Simple way you can download the ITAB with Tab delimiter:
DATA : V_REC(200).
OPEN DATASET P_FILE FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
LOOP AT ITAB INTO WA.
Concatenate WA-FIELD1 WA-FIELD2
         INTO V_REC
         SEPARATED BY CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB.
TRANSFER V_REC TO P_FILE.
ENDLOOP.
CLOSE DATASET P_FILE.
Note: if there are any Numeric fields ( Type I, P, F) In your ITAB then before CONCATENATE you have to Move them to Char fields ..
Reward if Helpful.
Example:
DATA: V_RECORD(200).
OPEN DATASET P_FILE FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
DO.
READ DATASET P_FILE INTO V_RECORD.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
    EXIT.
ENDIF.
SPLIT V_Record at CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB
                            INTO WA-FIELD1 WA-FIELD2.
APPEND WA TO ITAB.
ENDDO.
<b>reward if Helpful.</b>

Trouble importing contacts from a tab-delimited file into Contacts on 10.9.5

I am having Trouble importing contacts from a tab-delimited file into Contacts on MacBook Pro, OS 10.9.5, Intel 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo., 400GB drive, 4GB memory DDR3
So far I have:
- Followed closely the help screen in Contacts app
- Modified my source document meticulously - first in MS Word, then copied and tweaked in Apple's "Text Edit" app
- The problem arises when I go to access the document for import. Specifically, the target document, and all others in that file, are "greyed out" and thus can't be "opened" to facilitate the import process
- Tried changing the extension of the document name to ".txt", ".rtf", and ".rtd". No change or improvement.
- Searched Apple.com/help and found nothing relevant
Can anyone offer some advice or tell me what I may be overlooking in this process?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
<Email Edited By Host>

Hi Rammohan,
Thanks for the effort!
But I don't need to use GUI upload because my functionality does not require to fetch data from presentation server.
Moreover, the split command advised by you contains separate fields...f1, f2, f3... and I cannot use it because I have 164 fields. I will have to split into 164 fields and assign the values back to 164 fields in the work area/header line.
Moreover I have about 10 such work areas. so the effort would be ten times the above effort! I want to avoid this! Please help!
I would be very grateful if you could provide an alternative solution.
Thanks once again,
Best Regards,
Vinod.V

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Dear All
I am trying to upload the large file of tab delimited data into a SAP internal table. I am basically stuck with the fact that there are multiple lines and multiple columns in tab delimited file. There are around 300 columns which are tab delimited and separated
For e.g (* indicates tab)
1material*****************1**9888**********5**********34*********3*********346************************-->upto 5000 columns
1material*****************1**99338************4***********************************6************7************-->upto 5000 columns
1material*****************1**22888********************5*********7*********************6*****7**************-->upto 5000 columns
1material*****************1**44844************************5***5*********************************************-->upto 5000 columns
1material***********34****1**54*******33********33*****33**************************************************-->upto 5000 columns
1material*****************1**99888*****************************************************************************-->upto 5000 columns
below upto 500 rows or more
I want to read this file into a columner internal table.
I am trying several ways . I have file on APP server. However Line breaks after 1024 characters or comes on another line.
Currently I am not able to load it in single line of internal table. The structure of file is dynamic .. not static
Amol

Hi Amolsonaikar,
you may try like this:
TYPES:
begin of line,
t_field type table of string,
end of line,
t_line type table of line.
DATA:
lt_line type t_line,
lv_line type string,
lt_field type table of string.
open dataset 'XYZ' for input in text mode encoding default.
while sy-subrc = 0.
read dataset into lv_line.
split lv_line at '|' into lt_field.
append lt_field to lt_line.
endwhile.
Regards,
Clemens

Functions to upload UNIX tab-delimited file

plz tell me lists of Functions to upload UNIX tab-delimited file in the database table

HI,
data : itab like standard table of ZCBU.
ld_file = p_infile.
OPEN DATASET ld_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF sy-subrc NE 0.
ELSE.
DO.
    CLEAR: wa_string, wa_uploadtxt.
    READ DATASET ld_file INTO wa_string.
    IF sy-subrc NE 0.
      EXIT.
    ELSE.
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ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET ld_file.
ENDIF.
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itab-field1 = it_reocrd-field1.
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