How to create a CSV with double quotes around all fields

Mar 5th, 2002, 04:03 PM

I need to create a CSV with double quotes, i can do it by putting a comma in each cell but that seems rather rash just to receive a comma delimited file. I need this for import purposes to a third party data base.

Damon Ostrander · Mar 6th, 2002, 01:40 PM

It is quite easy to write a csv file with double quotes using VBA I/O rather than saving the file as a csv file type. If you have some familiarity with writing VBA macros you could probably figure out how to do this fairly easily. Look up the keywords Open, Print #, Write #, and Close in the VBA helps.

If you are not familiar with VBA but would like to investigate this, respond back and I will post a bit of code that will write a worksheet in csv file format with the values enclosed in double quotes.

Mar 6th, 2002, 01:40 PM	#2
Damon Ostrander MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver, Colorado USA Posts: 4,014	It is quite easy to write a csv file with double quotes using VBA I/O rather than saving the file as a csv file type. If you have some familiarity with writing VBA macros you could probably figure out how to do this fairly easily. Look up the keywords Open, Print #, Write #, and Close in the VBA helps. If you are not familiar with VBA but would like to investigate this, respond back and I will post a bit of code that will write a worksheet in csv file format with the values enclosed in double quotes. __________________ Keep Excelling. Damon VBAexpert Excel Consulting (My other life: http://damonostrander.com )

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Mar 5th, 2002, 04:03 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	I need to create a CSV with double quotes, i can do it by putting a comma in each cell but that seems rather rash just to receive a comma delimited file. I need this for import purposes to a third party data base.