&gt;I used text-to-columns to very nicely parse pipe-delimited files.<p>Sure, but you still can&#x27;t edit it and save it without losing data. I use Excel nearly every day as well, and I get more and more frustrated the more I use it. My coworkers hate it as well. Just because you haven&#x27;t personally experienced any problems doesn&#x27;t mean they don&#x27;t exist.