How do I download these files from the web (my bank site / google finance) to the iPad?
.cvs
.txt
tab delimited files
I want to download my bank and stock data into Numbers...
iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + 4G
Can't attest to for sure when it comes to cvs files, but with xsl or xslx, you just click on it (tap). It will open in the browser, and from there you have option as to saving or opening with, depending on the apps installed. I suspect txt and cvs files will behave the same.
Yes, you can.
Note: I have Pages and FileApp Pro, though. I don't know if that makes a difference.
For instance, I can search "color pages" in Safari then click "images", touch-and-hold on an image and up pops "save image" and "copy". I select Save... Then, back in Pages, I click the "plus" graphic in the tool bar and insert the downloaded image in my Pages document. I can't tell you how many file formats are supported...
Note that FileApp now shows the downloaded file in Photos & Videos. There is also a Files.. folder in FileApp. So, I assume most anything can be downloaded.
My question is, how do I select a linked file (csv) in Safari, that would be downloaded and I could open in Numbers?
James, You are correct. I have contacted my bank, their file format appears to be just weird. The cvs file downloads on my mac laptop no problem, but not my iPad. The download on my laptop has the extension xxxx.cvs.xls and I am able to open in Numbers easily, though the same link hangs on my iPad. The link just doesn't load on my iPad, never showing up in the Safari broswer- thus I've contacted my bank.
dont think ipad safari allow you to download any files from the web
You could copy your cvs file to iTunes and open it from Numbers. Or open it from a WebDAV location. I am pretty sure those are the only two options for accessing external files in Numbers.
You may want to consider an alternate browser, iCab, iBrowse, Mercury for example (there are many others). Not sure that will help, but it is possible.
How do I download my bank or stock .csv or tab delimited files to ipad?
