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Downloading and Importing TipsDownloading Tips Files on the BEA web site that are designed to be downloaded are almost always of three types: compressed archives (ZIP or EXE files), comma-separated-value (CSV) text files, and web pages containing data with comma-separated values. Web pages containing data with comma-separated values are created by certain web applications. Your browser should bring up a "Save As" dialog box. Name the file with a CSV or PRN extension for best results and save it to a local drive. Open it using a spreadsheet program. Occasionally comma-separated text will appear in the browser window. When that happens, do the following:
Compressed archives (ZIP) are selected for download by clicking on a link, or selecting from a list. When the Save As dialog box appears, save the archive to a local drive. Make sure that the file name extension is ZIP. Double-click on the ZIP file and extract the files to a folder. It is unlikely there is not software on your computer to do this, but it is a possibility. If you cannot use the ZIP file please contact us or download the EXE version. Compressed archives (EXE) are selected for download by clicking on a link, or selecting from a list. When the Save As dialog box appears, save the archive to a local drive. Make sure that the file name extension is EXE. Double-click on the EXE file and extract the files to a folder. It is a possibility that virus detection software or other web security software will not allow you to download or save an EXE file. If you cannot use the EXE file please contact us or download the ZIP version. Comma-separated-value (CSV) text files are selected for download by clicking on a link, or selecting from a list. When the Save As dialog box appears, make sure that the file name extension is CSV; save it to a local drive, then open it in a spreadsheet program. Importing Tips Many of the regional data files on the BEA web site are designed to be imported into a spreadsheet application. Here are some tips to make this procedure easy. Most of these files are in comma-separated-value format, with text enclosed in quotation marks. The file names have CSV extentions, and they are often compressed into ZIP archives. Tips
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