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If I open a merged csv or txt file, it looks garbled, why?

April 26, 2017csv file garbled looks merged TXT

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If I open a merged csv or txt file, it looks garbled, why?

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Csv and txt files are flat files. To make some sense out of them, the files need to be opened in Excel. Excel will recognize these files as binary, flat files and the text import wizard in Excel will assist you in opening and viewing the file in the proper format.