Export table to a csv file without decimal places, dollar signs and apostrophes
I using Microsoft Access 365. I need to export / create a clean csv file.
My table only has 3 fields.
[System ID] Data type = Number Field Size = Double Decimal places = 0
[Order Qty] Data Type = Number Field Size = Integer Decimal places = 0
[Unit Cost] is Data Type = Currency Format = General decimal places = 2
This is my export command.
DoCmd.TransferText acExportDelim, , str_tbl_ToExport, strTheDirectory, True, , 65001
I am trying to export a from a table to a CSV file. Below is the result
*** Please note that I inserted spaces in this question to make it easier to read. ***
This is what I get.
"System ID", "Unit Cost", "Order Qty"
210000000347.00, $4.20, 1
See below for what I need.
System ID, Order Qty, Unit Cost
210000000347, 4.2, 1
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
SELECT [System ID], [Order Qty], cdbl([Unit Cost]) as UnitCost
FROM your table.
Then use this query in your transfertext method.
I have used the query wizard to on this table. I am looking at this now.
But, I do not understand how "use explicit type conversion".
or is this a vba code solution that you suggest?
I believe that I've done that within the query wizard. I created a new field in the query that does the explicit conversion. Then I exported just that field as a csv file. It did not change anything .
The reason I never format at the table is because users never get to look directly at tables. Only I do. Users look at forms and reports where it does make sense to format these data types. When you format at the table, you obfuscate the data and that only causes YOU problems with debugging. For example, if you are having trouble selecting the correct records using a date range, the issue is likely that some rows include a time component and you can't see it because you formatted the field to show only the date. Or you may be confused by decimals. Internally, Access stores the actual value. So if the result of a calculation is 245.788765, that is what gets stored but if you set the decimal places to 2, what you see when you look at the table is 245.79 and so you'll never understand why a column of numbers is a couple of cents off when you add it manually.
SELECT
CStr([System ID]),
Val(Str([Unit Cost])) AS UnitCost,
CStr([Order Qty])
FROM
YourTable;
I went with John Tsioumpris's suggestion. The code below works perfectly, except that Excel interperts it as a text file.
When I examine the contents in notepad and compare to a valid csv file, there are no differences.
So, I am still missing something.
Dim fso As Object: Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim Fileout As Object: Set Fileout = fso.CreateTextFile(strTheDirectory, True, True)
Fileout.Write "Order Qty,Unit Cost,System" & vbCrLf
Do Until rsx.EOF
Fileout.Write rsx![Order Qty] & Chr(44) & rsx![Unit cost] & Chr(44) & rsx![System ID] & vbCrLf
rsx.MoveNext
Loop
Fileout.Close
Maybe if you upload a small sample we can help better.
Also ...even Excel doesn't recognizes it correctly can you still import it by using the Text To Columns and using comma as separator ?
Old --- Set Fileout = fso.CreateTextFile(strTheD
New --- Set Fileout = fso.CreateTextFile(strTheD
Now, everything looks like it should in Excel.
So, it looks like I can create / have created a valid .csv file for import into another web application.
It now looks and acts like a csv file. Any other considerations?
Anyway...as usual i think you just have to test it for some cases and if everything goes as it should the work is done.
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