export from filepro to an excel file

[Walter Vaughan]

Dennis Malen wrote:

> The only problem we have with multi and comma delimited is that if we 
> are transferring a number such as "37.50" excel picks up the number as 
> "37.5". If we send "37.00" excel shows it as "37".
> 
> We know that we can go into excel after the file is created and reformat 
> the column as a decimal. Time is money and we don't want to have to do 
> this.
> 
> Does anyone know of any way to overcome this problem.

Then flip the problem around. Have your spreadsheet request the information for 
preformatted cells rather than pushing the data.

I can think of half a dozen ways to do it. What'll be easiest/cheapest is 
another story. Heck for all I know one of Mark's onegate type programs could work.

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Walter