# Delimiters element

Contains the delimiters used to parse imported text.

## Usage

    <Delimiters />

## Element Information

Element type | Anonymous
Namespace | urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel
Schema name | XML Spreadsheet 2000

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
TextWizardSettings | Contains the Text Import Wizard settings.

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
Comma | Specifies whether the comma character is used as a delimiter when importing text.
Consecutive | Specifies whether consecutive delimiters are treated as one when importing text.
Custom | Contains a custom character to be used as a delimiter when importing text.
SemiColon | Specifies whether the semicolon character is used as a delimiter when importing text.
Space | Specifies whether the space character is used as a delimiter when importing text.
Tab | Specifies whether the tab character is used as a delimiter when importing text.
TextQualifier | Contains the character to be used for identifying text when importing text data.

### Attributes

None.

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="Delimiters" >
      <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:sequence>
          <xsd:element name="Comma" minOccurs="0">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="Consecutive" minOccurs="0">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="Custom" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="SemiColon" minOccurs="0">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="Space" minOccurs="0">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="Tab" minOccurs="0">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="TextQualifier" default="Quote" minOccurs="0">
            <xsd:simpleType>
              <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
                <xsd:enumeration value="None" />
                <xsd:enumeration value="Quote" />
              </xsd:restriction>
            </xsd:simpleType>
          </xsd:element>
        </xsd:sequence>
      </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>

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