How to Convert RSS to a Tab-Delimited File
RSS is an file extension from XML programming. The file is designed to share news headlines and other recent content on the Web. Many blogs use RSS feeds to publish content syndicated from other websites. (RSS files are sometimes called Really Simple Syndication files.) A tab-limited file is a plain text file with a tab controlling each column in the text. A RSS file must first be converted into a CSV format before it can be converted into a tab-delimited file. You can convert an RSS file stored on a disk or directly from the Web using an RSS feed's URL.
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Instructions
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Convert Using Feed Editor
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Download and install FeedEditorSetup.exe.
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Launch the Feed Editor application.
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Open the RSS file from the Feed Editor application. Click Feed, click Open and locate the RSS extension file you wish to convert.
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Convert the RSS file. Once the file opens in the Feed Editor window, click Tools and select Export. A new window titled "Export Feed" will appear on the screen.
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Select Normal CSV File from the list box titled "Select Template." From the browser box titled "Destination File," select the destination folder where the new CSV file should be saved. Click "Export." The file will be converted from RSS to CSV format and saved in the desired folder.
Online Converter
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Copy the RSS URL. It will contain the letters "rss."
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Go to the Scooter Labs online converter webpage.
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Paste the RSS Web link into the text box titled "Enter URL of CSV file."
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Click "Submit." The file will be converted to a CSV format and a dialogue box titled "File Download" will appear on the screen. Click "Save" and save the new CSV file in the destination folder.
Convert CSV to Tab Delimited
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Launch MS Excel.
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Click Open and open the CSV file.
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Click the Save As icon in the menu bar. From the drop-down menu titled "Save as Type," select Text (Tab Delimited). Click "Save" to save the file in the tab-delimited format.
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