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  • mkx
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    • Nov 2003
    • 4001

    #1

    4GB CSV file won't open in excel :(

    I have a 300k line 4GB CSV file that will not open in neither excel 2003 or 2010. I double click or file open it and excel will just open up a blank DB. Any advise? Won't open in notepad either. I am thinking I can open it in a better text editor and copy and paste it in quarters but there must be an easier way and this will cause problems when I save it and reopen it. Hope someone can help.
  • Tube Ace
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    • Nov 2008
    • 4941

    #2
    How much RAM you got?

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    • tical
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      • Feb 2002
      • 6504

      #3
      split the file into multiple parts
      112.020.756

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      • Adam_M
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        • Mar 2006
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        #4
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        • Kevin Marx
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          • Apr 2007
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          #5
          Excel has a limit of about 65k lines (2^16). Look it up. I found it out a few weeks ago. annoying but true.
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          • Babaganoosh
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            • Nov 2001
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            #6
            Import it into a relational DB, make your changes then export back to CSV (if you must).
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            • mkx
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              • Nov 2003
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              #7
              I have 8GB ram, I5.

              Excel 2010 can open a million rows apparently.

              How do I split the file into multiple parts?

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              • mkx
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                • Nov 2003
                • 4001

                #8
                Originally posted by Babaganoosh
                Import it into a relational DB, make your changes then export back to CSV (if you must).
                How do i do this?

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                • tical
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                  • Feb 2002
                  • 6504

                  #9
                  Originally posted by mkx
                  I have 8GB ram, I5.

                  Excel 2010 can open a million rows apparently.

                  How do I split the file into multiple parts?
                  Google "CSV splitter"
                  112.020.756

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                  • ladida
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                    • Nov 2005
                    • 2179

                    #10
                    Ultraedit or notepad++
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                    • HighEnergy
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                      • Apr 2007
                      • 806

                      #11
                      An easy to use splitter
                      It's a zipped exe but the source files are easy to scan.
                      downloads/csv-splitter-1.1.zip

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                      • mkx
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                        • Nov 2003
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                        #12
                        thx will try those

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                        • Babaganoosh
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                          • Nov 2001
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by mkx
                          How do i do this?
                          Something like this.

                          http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/2345/...ly_into_mysql/
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                          • sandman!
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                            • Mar 2001
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                            #14
                            are you using the 32 bit excel ?

                            i think there is a 2 gig file limit on the 32 bit.
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                            • mkx
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                              • Nov 2003
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                              #15
                              edit plus, csv splitter, notepad++ = fail

                              trying ultraedit, currently loading.

                              think i am using 32bit yes.

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                              • tiger
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                                • Apr 2002
                                • 6986

                                #16
                                Send it to me let me try. 24 gig ram and 64bit system.

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                                • papill0n
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                                  • Oct 2007
                                  • 15547

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by ladida
                                  Ultraedit or notepad++
                                  ultraedit will open massive files

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                                  • InfoGuy
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                                    • Apr 2010
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                                    #18
                                    Use Microsoft Access to open the database.
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                                    • v0id
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by ladida
                                      Ultraedit or notepad++
                                      notepad++

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                                      • ladida
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                                        • Nov 2005
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by mkx
                                        edit plus, csv splitter, notepad++ = fail

                                        trying ultraedit, currently loading.

                                        think i am using 32bit yes.
                                        32 bit system here, 4gb ram, i5, so almost identical. I've opened 10GB in ultraedit before.
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                                        • adult-help
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                                          • Mar 2008
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                                          #21
                                          I know you have full excel but maybe you could try a lightweight version - excel viewer or smth..find it on google..
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                                          • Antonio
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                                            • Oct 2001
                                            • 14136

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by tiger
                                            Send it to me let me try. 24 gig ram and 64bit system.

                                            ok, now I seriously hate you - wtf!!!! this must be a monster machine

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                                            • BestXXXPorn
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                                              • Jun 2009
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                                              #23
                                              Why in the world would you ever want to open a 4GB CSV in Excel?

                                              I'd recommend importing it into a relational DB if you want to actually be able to DO anything with it, LOL
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                                              • woj
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                                                • Jul 2002
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                                                #24
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                                                • u-Bob
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                                                  • Jul 2005
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                                                  #25
                                                  try ultraedit. That's what I use when handling big files.

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                                                  • mkx
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                                                    • Nov 2003
                                                    • 4001

                                                    #26
                                                    notepad++ opened it but froze for a few minutes everytime I tried to copy a portion of it. and I can only copy 2 or 3% of it without getting a too big for clipboard message, not going to copy it into 50 pcs. So theres no other program other than csv splitter that will split this into 4 pcs? CSV splitter split it into 1 467 kb file.

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                                                    • Helix
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                                                      • Feb 2002
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                                                      #27
                                                      Try CSVed. I have used it for csv files 1gig +

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                                                      • Kolargol
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                                                        • Mar 2003
                                                        • 1319

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Helix
                                                        Try CSVed. I have used it for csv files 1gig +
                                                        CSVEd

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