How to get export output in “real” CSV format in SQL Server Management Studio?

Question

I have a query that I am running in SQL Server Management Studio (connecting to a SQL Server 2005 database). I want to export the data in CSV format. Not wannabe CSV format,

Answer 1

I would like to suggest an alternative approach. I have this question bookmarked in SO. Voted in a lot of the answers and comments. But it is always a mess when I need to do the banal task of exporting a CSV file from a query in SQL Management Studio.

The easiest solution is to just to use another tool, the free Dbeaver.

1. Download the Dbeaver multiplatform database tool (there is a portable version, you can use if without admin rights in your machine).
2. Run it and create a new SQL Server connection.
3. Open a new "Sql editor" tab
4. Click the arrow to execute your query
5. Right click the result grid and select "export data" and select CSV
6. Voilá! Now you have a decently formated CSV file.

No mystery. No need to restart. It just works.