If the text is tabulated, like this:

A. BCD              66 joh.str              443-5464
E. FGHU             1234 Wales              444-3245

you can use Excel's import feature. Simply open the
text file [give it .txt extension, if you need] and
use File/Open.... point at this file and Import Wizard
will come up. Nice & Clean.

Also works if the text is delimited, i.e. fields are
separated by some mark:

A. BCD/66 joh str/456-3564

<> Max Timchenko [MaxVT]
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On Sat, 26 Jun 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> I received a text file that is 1600 names and addresses.  I am using
> netscape 4.  I want to send these files to either excel 97 or access 97.
> I did a copy and paste in excel but I cannot get them separated out by
> member, address, city, state, zip, phone, and fax.  How do I send this
> file to either excel or access then set them up so I can use them to
> either send fax or make mailing labels?

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