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Subject: Re: Importing data from a spreadsheet to a PF
From: Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:00:41 -0500
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Excel changes "1/4" into "4-Jan". Very large numbers get converted to
scientific notation with a permanent loss of precision.

Those are the two I encounter most often. That being said, the convenience
of Excel makes my go-to choice. I use other tools only when I have to.

date: Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:57:29 -0500

from: Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Importing data from a spreadsheet to a PF

On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 2:52 PM Greg Wilburn <
gwilburn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

1. If it is CSV, DO NOT ever open it with Excel - it trashes the data

Hmm... I've not seen this before. I don't use CSVs a lot, but when I
double click them Excel (from Office 365) seems to open them just fine.

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