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I want to copy and paste (or export) data from a query (or attribute table) into excel.

I've tried copying and pasting direct from a query results (in DB Manager) or loaded the query result as a layer, and done the same from the attribute table.

But in excel, if there is a linefeed or carriage return character (or both) in any cell of the query results, this gets split across multiple rows in excel.

Is there a way to control or avoid this behaviour?

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    In the attribute table right click Select All (or a selection) and 'Copy Cell Content' works. Paste into Notepad and remove the returns before excel.
    – Mapperz ♦
    Nov 4, 2020 at 19:57
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    I get the same, I suggest the behaviour of copy and paste from the attribute table has changed from a few years ago (where CRs did not interfere). At the moment I workaround by right clicking on the layer and using Exporting Features as XLXS . I note, I don't get that with query tables in DBMan, these copy and paste OK in my experience.
    – BJW
    Nov 4, 2020 at 22:02
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    Right click on the layer with the selection -> export -> Save selected feature as.. -> and choose the format Ms Office Excel
    – Christophe P.
    Nov 4, 2020 at 22:08
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    Do you have pandas python module installed? (import pandas)
    – BERA
    Nov 5, 2020 at 8:29
  • What is pandas python? I can't find it in plug ins. What does it do?
    – Oisin
    Nov 7, 2020 at 13:04

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