A computer implemented system and method for providing importation of a
source text file into a spreadsheet file. A file format profile manager
dynamically links a file format profile to the source text file, such
that the formatting process performed after the importation operation is
dynamically tailored to the source text file. A file format profile
editor allows a user to formally describe the formatting actions to be
performed for a given file format profile. A spreadsheet file user
profile maintains location links between the imported source text files
and their location within the spreadsheet file.