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how to convert txt files to electronic document while importing in laserfiche

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Updated December 16, 2024

asked on April 3, 2016

Dear Sir, i have a lot of txt files that i need to import it into LF client but not to convert them in LF pages but to convert them in electronic document instead.

Please guide me a way i can convert these txt files to electronic document while importing it into LF client.

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replied on April 4, 2016

Open the LF client. Go to Tools > Options > New Documents > File Conversion.

Is the TXT extension included in the File Conversion list? If so, please remove it. File types not included on this list will be imported as electronic documents.

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replied on April 4, 2016 • Show version history

Hi Afnan,

I'm interested to know why you want them to come in as electronic documents? The main difference for text files is whether they open in the native Laserfiche document viewer, which generally is preferred.

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replied on October 18, 2023

Super old reply... but just came across this during our onboarding to LF (cloud).

Finance has txt exports that get modified when importing as a LF document instead of basic electronic document.

This then converted format isn't read by the bank properly, and people don't get paid... not ideal at all.

Removing from the File Conversion list seems to be the answer for these documents.

My question piggy-backing this - can this be a group/global change, or only per user?

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replied on April 7, 2016 • Show version history

Hi Justin, actually i am a VAR and this question was send to me by our customer, not sure exactly why they want to do it but they are quiet happy to know how to achieve this finally.

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replied on April 7, 2016

Did the process described work for you then?

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replied on December 16, 2024

Just as an FYI, if your text file has a Form Feed in it and you do not have a setting in the Laserfiche Client to create a new page after X number of rows enabled, it will still break to new pages based on the FF value.

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