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csv produces wrong result: how to get 0607 while file shows 607

 
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I'm trying to write a simple csv file where the cell suppose to contain the text: 0607

for some reason, the csv automatically convert it into a number and the result is: 607



can anyone advise how to circumvent this issue?
thank you!
 
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println("\"0607\""); ?

This isn't really a Java question; it's a problem with the program opening the file. It needs to know to interpret the data as a String rather than as a number. Quotes might work, but so might a setting in a dialog box or "File Import Wizard" of some kind.
 
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