>Hi all
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>I generate a CSV file but when I open in Excel 2003, my field values in "0033" shows as a number 33 in the Excel column.
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>May I know if there is a way to make field values in quotes appear as text when a CSV file is opened in Excel 2003 /2007?
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>Your advice much appreciated.
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>Thanks & Best Regards

See if this http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/transactsql/thread/05fdb4a8-ba1d-456f-b4b5-b01066daae2c may be of help.