What is the Tab Delimited File?
Like the Microsoft CSV format, represents spreadsheet data in textual format. However, it replaces comma and quotation delimiters with tab delimiters, inserting tab spaces between the columns of data creating a table-like structure. The formatted data, thus, resembles that of an Excel spreadsheet more closely than the CSV format, making it easier to distinguish between cell regions and tabular data at a single glance. A Tab Delimited file can be created with a few clicks by converting an existing CSV file. All you need is iConv’s online CSV to Tab Delimited converter. This online conversion routine will read a file in Microsoft CSV and turn it into a tab delimited file for easier processing by other programs or tools. By combining the portability of text and easy to read columnar formatting, the Tab Delimited file provides a better alternative you can easily create anytime online.
