<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Why do you keep opening the CSV file in a spreadsheet? Granted it's easier to read in a spreadsheet, but somewhere along the line it seems your CSV file got corrupted.<div><br></div><div>Try opening the CSV file in notepad, it won't add anything to the file that might cause these problems.</div><div><br></div><div>My suggestion:</div><div><br></div><div>A) Start with a brand-new, fresh CSV file </div><div>B) Open the file in Notepad (you may have to right-click on the file and use "Open with..." to select Notepad</div><div>C) Edit the file as you like, and save it to the exact same name if you can, if not, be sure to retain the file suffix (like .CSV)</div><div>D) Try to import the updated file</div><div><br></div><div>You could try importing the CSV file immediately after you export it - don't touch it at all - to ensure you are starting with a known-good file.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope this helps,<br><br><div dir="ltr">Ken, N2VIP</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Aug 20, 2023, at 17:48, K0LNY <glenn@ervin.email> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Hi All,</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I'm still working on my Tytera 9800.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I have had trouble working on the CSV file of the
227 memories.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">My MS Office Excel seems to mess up the
fields.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">For some reason, my LibreOffice Calc crashes when I
open the CSV in there.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I had a portable version of Libre Office, so I
installed the full version, and that kept crashing too.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I'm using windows 10.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">So I ran Dism with the repair switches, and that
didn't find anything.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">So I ran SFC and that fixed a problem and I
rebooted.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I tried Libre Office again, and it keeps
crashing.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I fixed up the CSV in Notepad, making sure to not
mess with the commas.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">But I need to get the data into Chirp to upload it
to the radio.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I installed Open Office, and opened it up in there,
but the data does not past into Chirp.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I tried to import the CSV file into Chirp, but it
does not find it to be a file it can open.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">The error is:</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">An error has occurred</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Unknown File Format</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Should Chirp be able to import a CSV
file?</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I am using Chirp Next from a couple days
ago.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Thanks for any suggestions.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Glenn</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">A man with a clock always knows what time it
is.<br>A man with two clocks is never sure.<br>-- A derivative of Segal's
law</font></div>
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