XLS to I delimited txt file

i created a report to download values from a table into xls file.and when i open the file in txt,its opening in tab delimited format.
now,instead of that i want the file to be opened in |(pipe) delimited txt file.
can any one help me in this regard.

Hi Prashanth,
First check in ur download FM there is a parameter called has_field_seperator is available r not ,
if its there just copy that parameter and paste in ur FM where ur using,,
has_field_seperator = '|'
just paste like this in ur FM , before pasting check whether this parameter is available r not in ur version..
Hi Prashanth did ur issue was resolved by this solution,
if possible try to reward for useful answers
Thanks
Naveen khan
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Pattan Naveen

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3. Wire a string constant containing 4 spaces to the delimiter input of Read From Spreadsheet File.vi. Then your text file will run as is.
Depending on where your text file comes from (see more comments below), I'd vote for choice 1: a tab delimited text file. It's the most common text output of spreadsheet programs.
Comments for choices 1 and 2: Where does the text file come from? Is it automatically generated or manually generated? Will it be generated multiple times or just once? If it's manually generated or generated just once, you can use any text editor to change 4 spaces to a tab or to a single space. Note: if you want to change it to a tab delimited file, you can't enter a tab directly into a box in the search & replace dialog of many programs like notepad, but you can do a cut and paste. Before you start your search and replace (just in the text window of the editor), press tab. A tab character will be entered. Press Shift-LeftArrow (not Backspace) to highlight the tab character. Press Ctrl-X to cut the tab character. Start your search and replace (Ctrl-H in notepad in Windows 2000). Click into the Find What box. Enter four spaces. Click into the Replace With box. Press Ctrl-V to paste the tab character. And another thing: older versions of notepad don't have search and replace. Use any editor or word processor that does.

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