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From: Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: simple script to convert txt tables to Org-mode tables on the
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Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:48:01 -0700
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Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com> writes:

> Eric Schulte <schulte.eric@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> 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
>
> Is it different from 
>
>         M-x org-table-import RET
>

Yes, it is a shell script and not an Emacs Lisp function, hence it can
be used in different contexts.  Also, it probably isn't quite as nice in
terms of right or left aligning column contents.

-- 
Eric Schulte
http://cs.unm.edu/~eschulte