This article provides a step-by-step guide on converting a tab-delimited TXT file into a comma-delimited format using Notepad++. This simple method allows users to replace tab characters with commas efficiently, making the file compatible with detamoov's file definition requiring comma-separated values. Follow these instructions to ensure the file is formatted correctly.

1. Download and Install Notepad++
   • If you don’t already have Notepad++, download it from this link and install it on your computer.
2. Open the File in Notepad++
   • Launch Notepad++.
   • Go to File > Open, then select and open the file you need to correct.
3. Open the Find & Replace Tool
   • Press CTRL + F on your keyboard to open the Find dialog box.
4. Configure Regular Expression Search
   • Select Regular Expression in the Search mode.
   • In the Find dialog, click on the Replace tab.
   • At the bottom of the dialog box, check the option for Regular expression (this enables special character patterns for find-and-replace).
5. Set Up the Replace Action
   • In the “Find what” field, type \t (this represents a tab character in regular expressions).
   • In the “Replace with” field, enter a comma , (this will replace each tab character with a comma).
6. Execute the Replace Action
   • Click on the Replace All button to replace all instances of tab characters with commas throughout the file.

7. Save the Updated File
   • Go to File > Save to save the modified file.
8. Upload the Corrected File
   • Now that the file has been modified and saved with commas instead of tabs, it’s ready for uploading without errors.

This process will reformat the file and eliminate tab-based formatting issues.