[AccessD] Exporting/Importing CSV files

This would work if I was using the menus to export, import, but 
everything is done by code to handle rows with different numbers of 
fields in them.  I think Drew's (final) solution may be the one to use.

Thanks all for your input

David

At 10/11/2008, you wrote:
>I checked this by exporting and importing a file using Menu, File, Export
>and Menu, File, Get External Data.  I start with a table that looks like
>this:
>Table1
>ID      T1      T2
>1       T11     T21
>2       T2,2    T22
>3       T32     T3,2
>4       T4,1    T4,2
>5       T4"1    T5'2
>
>I export it to a CSV format which looks like this:
>"ID","T1","T2"
>1,"T11","T21"
>2,"T2,2","T22"
>3,"T32","T3,2"
>4,"T4,1","T4,2"
>5,"T4""1","T5'2"
>I import it and I get:
>Table1A
>ID      T1      T2
>1       T11     T21
>2       T2,2    T22
>3       T32     T3,2
>4       T4,1    T4,2
>5       T4"1    T5'2
>
>As you see, commas inside double quotes are not a problem.
>I also tried double quotes and single quotes.  Double quotes within the
>field need to be changed to 2 double quotes when writing the CSV file.
>Regards,
>Steve Goodhall, PMP
>248-505-5204 mobile
>
>Steve Goodhall, PMP
>248-505-5204 mobile
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
>Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 1:19 AM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Exporting/Importing CSV files
>
>Is that why they are called CSV files? - <smile>
>
>CSV=Comma Separated Values.  Not only are the "notorious" but "essential"
>
>Max
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>Elizabeth.J.Doering at wellsfargo.com
>Sent: 10 October 2008 03:16
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Exporting/Importing CSV files
>
>
>David,
>
>You may have better success removing commas from all fields, all the
>time.  CSVs are notorious for being comma separated!
>
>Either enforce farther back that commas can't be entered in the fields,
>or use Replace to get rid of them as you are exporting.
>
>HTH,
>
>
>Liz
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David Emerson
>Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 7:11 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [AccessD] Exporting/Importing CSV files
>
>Team,
>
>I am wanting to export fields into a CSV file.  This I can do using
>Print #.  I am also enclosing each field in single quotes thus:
>
>Print #lngFileHandle, "'DET','" & rst!Field1 & "','" & rst!Field2 &
>"','" & rst!Field3 & "'"
>
>Result:
>'DET','1','Joe','Bloggs','10 Kingston Lane'
>
>I can also read the files back into an arrany using Input #:
>
>Input #lngFileHandle, strData(0), strData(2), strData(3), strData(4)
>
>This works fine unless one of the output fields includes a comma. Eg
>'DET','1','Joe','Bloggs','10 Kingston Lane, Jamaca'
>
>In this case the Input# only gets "'10 Kingston Lane" and assumes that "
>Jamaca'" is for the next field.
>
>How do I allow for comma's to be included in fields?
>
>
>Regards
>
>David Emerson
>Dalyn Software Ltd
>Wellington, New Zealand