I have some data I've typed into a free form text file with columns aligned by not with tabs. Here is a little piece:


  501A         1986-04-12   tog    B?                                                                            
  311 (II) D   1986-04-12   tog    D                                                                   
  514          1986-04-15   tog    AA                                                                               
  514          1986-04-15   tog    AA                                                                  
  530          1986-04-15   tog    BE          Bouins                                                            
               1986-04-19          dAA         Formalin          M dichotoma                     
               1986-04-19   tog    AH                                                                  
               1986-05-05   tog    AA?                                                                                    
  560          1986-05-09                                       ?unclear?                           Cut   
              ?1986-05-26   tog    A?                            must melt t                              
               1986-05-28   tog    AR                                                               Cut  
  315B         1986-05-29   tog    DD          Susa/Picric                                                              
  Unnumbered   1986-05-29   tog    dAA         Bouins            Millepora dichotoma                   
 ?670?         1986-06-01          DBX=?AA                       Millepora d                         

I would like to import this data into an org-mode table, to facilitate manipulation of the columsn.  I can do it without org-mode, but I anticipate this will be useful to both organize and print this data in useful ways.


I see there is a way to mark a column's maximum size.  Can I specify its EXACT size?

Thank you,

Alan Davis



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