Comments on: Random sample data generator add-in for Excel now available http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/ Automation and VBA code for Microsoft® Excel and Outlook Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:46:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JP http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2331 JP Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:24:15 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2331 Please read the comment policy. If you can't find a related post, contact me privately instead of just commenting on any post. I don't know any method for accomplishing what you want. You need to figure out what program was used to create the .dat file, and see if it can output the data in a format that is readable by Excel. For example, a .txt, .csv or .xls output format. Or, find out what program outputs the data you want, and see if it can output the data in a suitable format. Please read the comment policy. If you can't find a related post, contact me privately instead of just commenting on any post.

I don't know any method for accomplishing what you want. You need to figure out what program was used to create the .dat file, and see if it can output the data in a format that is readable by Excel. For example, a .txt, .csv or .xls output format.

Or, find out what program outputs the data you want, and see if it can output the data in a suitable format.

]]> By: Gordon http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2329 Gordon Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:31:04 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2329 Hi, i am also getting the error with the zip for 2007 version. can you please fix uploaded file or email me the file. thanks Hi, i am also getting the error with the zip for 2007 version.

can you please fix uploaded file or email me the file.

thanks

]]> By: Ehsan Habib http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2328 Ehsan Habib Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:22:57 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2328 Dear buddy, I am in deep trouble and need your help, don't sho me away please. Problem is I work in data entry, and have to enter the advanced data as well as the resultant data. Can you give me or guide me to a tool that would open .dat cobol file in excel and after wards save the data in the same .dat format. Thanks. Dear buddy,

I am in deep trouble and need your help, don't sho me away please. Problem is I work in data entry, and have to enter the advanced data as well as the resultant data.
Can you give me or guide me to a tool that would open .dat cobol file in excel and after wards save the data in the same .dat format.

Thanks.

]]> By: JP http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2308 JP Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:58:21 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2308 Sorry, no. One solution is to create a table with first name and gender and then use something like VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to return the gender based on the name. Sorry, no. One solution is to create a table with first name and gender and then use something like VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH to return the gender based on the name.

]]> By: Rich http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2305 Rich Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:43:24 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2305 JP, You wouln't have a tool that would allow me create a gender code from first name would you. This would be used in Excel 2003. Rich JP,

You wouln't have a tool that would allow me create a gender code from first name would you.
This would be used in Excel 2003.

Rich

]]> By: Mynda http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2302 Mynda Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:50:17 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2302 Thanks, but I'm still getting the following error: The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted. An email of the file would be great. Thanks, but I'm still getting the following error:

The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted.

An email of the file would be great.

]]> By: JP http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2298 JP Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:03:56 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2298 Could you visit http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/add-ins/#rdg and try to download it one more time? I fixed the archive, hopefully it should work. If not, let me know and I'll email it to you. Thx! Could you visit http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/add-ins/#rdg and try to download it one more time? I fixed the archive, hopefully it should work. If not, let me know and I'll email it to you.

Thx!

]]> By: Mynda http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2297 Mynda Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:13:48 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2297 Hi JP, I'd be grateful if you'd email me a copy of your Random Data Generator Add-In – Excel 2007 unlocked version. I tried to download it and it gives me an error when I try to unzip it. Thanks. Hi JP,

I'd be grateful if you'd email me a copy of your Random Data Generator Add-In – Excel 2007 unlocked version. I tried to download it and it gives me an error when I try to unzip it.

Thanks.

]]> By: HATEOAS by Example « Zienit http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-2235 HATEOAS by Example « Zienit Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:37:58 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-2235 [...] order to get a large test set of customers, I used a nifty free MS Excel plugin to create person-oriented sample data and exported the data from Excel to XML format. A zipped file containing a hundred customers is [...] [...] order to get a large test set of customers, I used a nifty free MS Excel plugin to create person-oriented sample data and exported the data from Excel to XML format. A zipped file containing a hundred customers is [...]

]]> By: Isaac http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/2009/02/random-sample-data-generator-add-in-for-excel-now-available/#comment-1815 Isaac Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:45:06 +0000 http://www.codeforexcelandoutlook.com/blog/?p=462#comment-1815 can you send both of the 2007 versions to me? can you send both of the 2007 versions to me?

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