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Try no extension and select 'all files'

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Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
nick_hodgeTAKETHISOUT@zen.co.uk.ANDTHIS
> I open excel then try to open a csv file with a txt
> extension excel displays "html opening" in the bottom of
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> extension excel auto imports and messes up the data in my
> fields.