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How do you handle CSV with commas in data?

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  1. How do you handle commas in a CSV file?
  2. How do you read a CSV file with commas within a field?
  3. Can CSV files contain commas?
Re: Handling 'comma' in the data while writing to a CSV. So for data fields that contain a comma, you should just be able to wrap them in a double quote. Fields containing line breaks (CRLF), double quotes, and commas should be enclosed in double-quotes. 15 мар. 2016 г.


How do you handle commas in a CSV file?

Since CSV files use the comma character "," to separate columns, values that contain commas must be handled as a special case. These fields are wrapped within double quotation marks. The first double quote signifies the beginning of the column data, and the last double quote marks the end.

How do you read a CSV file with commas within a field?

Enclose the field in quotes, e.g. A comma is simply encapsulated using quotes, so , becomes "," . A comma and quote needs to be encapsulated and quoted, so "," becomes """,""" .

Can CSV files contain commas?

In case your Data Loader CSV file for import will contain commas for any of the field content, you will have to enclose the contents within double quotation marks " ". Data Loader will be able to handle this.

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