Running a script in an .csv file

I have an excel .csv I need to apply formatting to each time it is opened.
The file has 1 query to pull data from a .txt file
Take the data and display in appropriate columns
Use a macro ( or script ), to check data in columns
Display query data in a cell to be read by another program looking for data in that cell

This is a job for Excel and not for scripting. Post your request in the Office Excel forum. They will help you learn Excel.
If you want to do this programtically then you will need to start by learning a scripting language. I recommend PowerShell.
Most formatting of documents is done with a template. This would be applied when creating your document.
Start by learning Excel then look into PowerShell. You can alos look int he repository for samples of using Excel with PowerShell.
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd793612.aspx
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Anna Bancroft wrote:
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