Using Excel to create a CSV file with special characters and then Importing it into a db using SSIS

Question

Take this XLS file

I then save this XLS file as CSV and then open it up w

Answer 1

Do you need to use a comma delimiter.

I used a pipe delimiter with no Text qualifier and it worked fine. Here is my output form the text file.

1|ABC|AB"C|D,E|F|03|3,2

You have 3 options in my opinion.

1. Read the data into a stage table.
2. Run any update queries you need on the columns
3. Now select your data from the stage table and output it to a flat file.

OR

1. Use pipes are you delimiters.

OR

1. Do all of this in a C# application and build it in code.
2. You could send the row to a script in SSIS and parse and build the file you want there as well.

Using text qualifiers and "character" delimited fields is problematic for sure.

Have Fun!