How to export SQL Server 2005 query to CSV

Question

I want to export some SQL Server 2005 data to CSV format (comma-separated with quotes). I can think of a lot of complicated ways to do it, but I want to do it the right<

Answer 1

In SQL 2005, this is simple: 1. Open SQL Server management studio and copy the sql statement you need into the TSQL , such as exec sp_whatever 2. Query->Results to Grid 3. Highlight the sql statement and run it 4. Highlight the data results (left-click on upper left area of results grid) 5. Now right-click and select Save Results As 6. Select CSV in the Save as type, enter a file name, select a location and click Save.

Easy!