What's the difference between CSV and CSV UTF-8?

Should I use CSV or CSV UTF-8?

The takeaway from this blog post is ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS use the save as type CSV UTF-8 option when creating import files for Pardot or Salesforce. What isn't commonly understood is a UTF-8 encoded CSV is the preferred import format for Pardot!

What is a CSV UTF-8?

UTF-8 encoding, also referred to as "Unicode - UTF8" UTF-8 encoded CSV files will work well with Accompa whether they contain just English characters, or also contain non-English characters such as é, ç, ü.

How do I know if a CSV file is UTF-8?

The encodings supported can be seen by going to Settings -> Preferences -> New Document/Default Directory and looking in the drop down.

Does CSV support UTF-8?

Simple CSV files do not support Unicode/UTF-8 characters. This is a limitation of the CSV format and not something that can be changed in DEAR. However, it is possible to import/export Unicode characters following these steps.

What is the difference between CSV and UTF-8 in Excel?

In Excel there appears to be two different types of csv files in the Save As menu. One says UTF-8 and the other one just says csv. When I save it as a UTF-8 csv, the file doesn't upload to the website, but if I save it under the ordinary csv format it works.

How do I encode a CSV file in UTF 8?

Likewise, how do I encode a CSV file in UTF 8? Open your file in Excel and save as CSV (Comma Delimited). Then, scroll down and choose Tools. Choose Web Options from the Tools drop-down menu. Then, select the Encoding tab and choose UTF-8 from the Save this document as: drop down menu and select OK.

Why are there different CSV file formats available?

There are different CSV formats available because there are different ways of creating CSV files. (Makes sense, huh?) Actually, there are many, many ways of creating CSV files, but Excel supports only these four. Each format affects character encoding in slightly different ways.

What is the difference between CSV and TSV and PSV?

TSV, PSV and all the rest are made up names but CSV has a spec which defines how these cases are handled. The rules in the specification make a whole lot of difference between CSV and a comma delimited file. CSV is a file type.