How to fix the embedded text qualifier issue while exporting data to CSV flat file?

Question

RFC 4180:

RFC 4180 defines Common Format and MIME Type for Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Files. One of the requirements of th

Answer 1

Often the first and last name is in the same field and formatted (Last, First). This needs to be text qualified if you're using Tasks->Export Data right off the database (not via SSIS where you have more options) and you need to export to CSV as comma-delimited file.

This will help in your non-null selected fields that need double quoting...

CASE WHEN NOT PersonName IS NULL AND LEN(PersonName) > 0 THEN QUOTENAME(PersonName, '"') ELSE NULL END as 'PersonName'

Result:

PersonName

"COLLINS, ZACKERY E"