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in reply to .TXT to Excel

Why are you doing this? The assistance you need is different depending on the motive for your task:

  1. This is homework: you need hints so you can figure out how to do it for yourself
  2. You are learning and this is a self assigned exercise: as above, but sample code and some discussion are indicated
  3. You have a real world task: sample code using "production" techniques, probably including use of modules, are indicated, but tutorial type discussion is not needed
  4. You have a real world problem to solve and are using it to learn Perl and programming fundamentals: as above except some discussion of the code is appropriate.

So, why are you doing this?

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