Excel CSV. file with more than 1,048,576 rows of data

Question

I have been given a CSV file with more than the MAX Excel can handle, and I really need to be able to see all the data. I understand and have tried the method of \"splitting

Answer 1

The best way to handle this (with ease and no additional software) is with Excel - but using Powerpivot (which has MSFT Power Query embedded). Simply create a new Power Pivot data model that attaches to your large csv or text file. You will then be able to import multi-million rows into memory using the embedded X-Velocity (in-memory compression) engine. The Excel sheet limit is not applicable - as the X-Velocity engine puts everything up in RAM in compressed form. I have loaded 15 million rows and filtered at will using this technique. Hope this helps someone... - Jaycee