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From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
Subject: Re: simple script to convert txt tables to Org-mode tables on the
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Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:54:53 -0500
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Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com> wrote:

> I found the need to write this today, figured I'd share on the off
> chance anyone else has a need for this sort of script.
> 
>   txt2org --- convert tab-separated data to org-mode tables
>   http://orgmode.org/worg/org-hacks.html#sec-3-4
> 

As an alternative, the command

  M-x org-table-convert-region

does much of the dirty work - but you are on your own for hlines.

Nick