Re: Comma Delimited

Dave <dave_at_powerup.com.au> wrote:

> spool somefile.csv
> set colsep ','
> select somedata, somemore, etc
> from sometable_at_somedatabase
 

> and this extract will be comma separated.
> or you could use this
 

> spool somefile.csv
> select somedata, ',', somemore, ',' etc
> from sometable_at_somedatabase

I would recommend the use of | - the pipe symbol - the , (comma) is too common in day to day text fields. Excel can normally read these perfectly.

Paul...

> Dave

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