Exporting Comma-, Tab-delimited files

I think this is a dumb question, but can't find a single thing in Help 
about exporting files. Some tangential stuff, but not much.

I need to end up with a WP 12 .dat file. Is it better to import into WP 
or export from QP?

Thanks.
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Donald C. Cook
Dell Presario 3.2GB
1GB Memory
Win XP Pro, S.P. 2
WordPerfect 12.0.0.602

Roy,

Thanks for replying.

If you mean by a "simple table," no formulae, I'm afraid my table 
doesn't qualify.

lemoto wrote:
> Donald:
>> I need to end up with a WP 12 .dat file.
>>
> If your data are in a simple Table, WP can use the QP file as a 
> data source. No need to convert.

-- 
Donald C. Cook
Dell Presario 3.2GB
1GB Memory
Win XP Pro, S.P. 2
WordPerfect 12.0.0.602

Donald:
> I need to end up with a WP 12 .dat file.
>
If your data are in a simple Table, WP can use the QP file as a 
data source. No need to convert.
-- 
Good wishes!
Roy Lewis
C_Tech volunteer
(UK)

Donald Cook wrote:
> If you mean by a "simple table," no formulae, I'm afraid my table

> doesn't qualify.

WP can merge data from a QP file even if the data exists there as formulas.  If

your spreadsheet is large and complex, it is advisable to export the QP data you

intend to use in the merge, both for purposes of expediting the merge and 
avoiding confusion in setting up and maintaining both the WP form file and the 
data link.

QP's procedure to export data is called "data extraction": 
Tools|DataTools|Extract to File.  It includes the option to specify a cell range

of data to extract and to convert any formulas to values in the target file.

Cheers,
Uli

Lemoto:
> No need to convert.
>
I find this on the Help page

Associating merge files

by clicking on the link "data source"
<<<
Data source

A data source supplies information to a form document during a 
merge. You can use a WordPerfect data file or The address book 
as a data source. You can also use keyboard input, an ODBC data 
source, a database file from another application, a spreadsheet 
file, an ASCII Delimited Text file, or a data file in another 
word processing format.
>>>
-- 
Good wishes!
Roy Lewis
C_Tech volunteer
(UK)