CSV export with characters "ÿþ"

CSV export with characters "ÿþ":
Using reporting services and URL encoding I'm exporting about 1000 records
to CSV format, after exporting i always these " ÿþ " special characters as
the beginning of the file.
these character can be seen clearly only if opened with office 97 or earlier
or with any HEX viewer.
It seems its a common problem with excel formatting.
http://groups.google.com.au/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/browse_thread/thread/e540d95a1f3e83ae/4828dd254c80c8b9?q=%C3%BF%C3%BE+in+csv&rnum=2&hl=en
Does anyone has the same problem? I am not able to use this CSV for printing
with the printing softwares unless i manually remove these characters.
This problem disappeared if I select all data from CSV and paste it to a new
NOTEPAD and save as CSV. Is there any other way to avoid this extra work.
Cheers,
SRM.The CSV export from Report Manager uses the Unicode format for the CSV
created. You could try doing a jump to URL that specifies the ASCII format.
It is one of the options you can provide on the URL. Give that a try and see
if it solves the problem for you. It also solves the issue with Excel
opening it and putting everything in a single column. When exported as ASCII
CSV it opens up in Excel in all the correct columns.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"srm" <srm@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2E59C2AE-833B-45B1-8FFE-84784B0AF82E@.microsoft.com...
> CSV export with characters "ÿþ":
> Using reporting services and URL encoding I'm exporting about 1000 records
> to CSV format, after exporting i always these " ÿþ " special characters as
> the beginning of the file.
> these character can be seen clearly only if opened with office 97 or
> earlier
> or with any HEX viewer.
> It seems its a common problem with excel formatting.
> http://groups.google.com.au/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/browse_thread/thread/e540d95a1f3e83ae/4828dd254c80c8b9?q=%C3%BF%C3%BE+in+csv&rnum=2&hl=en
> Does anyone has the same problem? I am not able to use this CSV for
> printing
> with the printing softwares unless i manually remove these characters.
> This problem disappeared if I select all data from CSV and paste it to a
> new
> NOTEPAD and save as CSV. Is there any other way to avoid this extra work.
> Cheers,
> SRM.|||Tried with rs:Encoding=ASCII into the URL.
But did not remove those Characters. It's the same export format.
Given below is the part of the parameters within URL.
&rs:Command=Render&rs:Format=CSV&rc:Toolbar=false&rs:Encoding=ASCII&rc:Qualifier=*?&rc:NoHeader=true&rc:FieldDelimiter="|"&ProcessID=19653
Thank you.
Roy.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> The CSV export from Report Manager uses the Unicode format for the CSV
> created. You could try doing a jump to URL that specifies the ASCII format.
> It is one of the options you can provide on the URL. Give that a try and see
> if it solves the problem for you. It also solves the issue with Excel
> opening it and putting everything in a single column. When exported as ASCII
> CSV it opens up in Excel in all the correct columns.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "srm" <srm@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2E59C2AE-833B-45B1-8FFE-84784B0AF82E@.microsoft.com...
> > CSV export with characters "ÿþ":
> >
> > Using reporting services and URL encoding I'm exporting about 1000 records
> > to CSV format, after exporting i always these " ÿþ " special characters as
> > the beginning of the file.
> >
> > these character can be seen clearly only if opened with office 97 or
> > earlier
> > or with any HEX viewer.
> >
> > It seems its a common problem with excel formatting.
> >
> > http://groups.google.com.au/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/browse_thread/thread/e540d95a1f3e83ae/4828dd254c80c8b9?q=%C3%BF%C3%BE+in+csv&rnum=2&hl=en
> >
> > Does anyone has the same problem? I am not able to use this CSV for
> > printing
> > with the printing softwares unless i manually remove these characters.
> >
> > This problem disappeared if I select all data from CSV and paste it to a
> > new
> > NOTEPAD and save as CSV. Is there any other way to avoid this extra work.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > SRM.
>
>|||Oh well. It was worth a try. I don't have any other suggestions.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"srm" <srm@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F88C961C-25A5-4DC7-9F75-22EB9D9AB99A@.microsoft.com...
> Tried with rs:Encoding=ASCII into the URL.
> But did not remove those Characters. It's the same export format.
> Given below is the part of the parameters within URL.
> &rs:Command=Render&rs:Format=CSV&rc:Toolbar=false&rs:Encoding=ASCII&rc:Qualifier=*?&rc:NoHeader=true&rc:FieldDelimiter="|"&ProcessID=19653
> Thank you.
> Roy.
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> The CSV export from Report Manager uses the Unicode format for the CSV
>> created. You could try doing a jump to URL that specifies the ASCII
>> format.
>> It is one of the options you can provide on the URL. Give that a try and
>> see
>> if it solves the problem for you. It also solves the issue with Excel
>> opening it and putting everything in a single column. When exported as
>> ASCII
>> CSV it opens up in Excel in all the correct columns.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "srm" <srm@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2E59C2AE-833B-45B1-8FFE-84784B0AF82E@.microsoft.com...
>> > CSV export with characters "ÿþ":
>> >
>> > Using reporting services and URL encoding I'm exporting about 1000
>> > records
>> > to CSV format, after exporting i always these " ÿþ " special characters
>> > as
>> > the beginning of the file.
>> >
>> > these character can be seen clearly only if opened with office 97 or
>> > earlier
>> > or with any HEX viewer.
>> >
>> > It seems its a common problem with excel formatting.
>> >
>> > http://groups.google.com.au/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/browse_thread/thread/e540d95a1f3e83ae/4828dd254c80c8b9?q=%C3%BF%C3%BE+in+csv&rnum=2&hl=en
>> >
>> > Does anyone has the same problem? I am not able to use this CSV for
>> > printing
>> > with the printing softwares unless i manually remove these characters.
>> >
>> > This problem disappeared if I select all data from CSV and paste it to
>> > a
>> > new
>> > NOTEPAD and save as CSV. Is there any other way to avoid this extra
>> > work.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > SRM.
>>|||Instead of &rs:Encoding try &rc:Encoding
HTH
"srm" wrote:
> Tried with rs:Encoding=ASCII into the URL.
> But did not remove those Characters. It's the same export format.
> Given below is the part of the parameters within URL.
> &rs:Command=Render&rs:Format=CSV&rc:Toolbar=false&rs:Encoding=ASCII&rc:Qualifier=*?&rc:NoHeader=true&rc:FieldDelimiter="|"&ProcessID=19653
> Thank you.
> Roy.
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> > The CSV export from Report Manager uses the Unicode format for the CSV
> > created. You could try doing a jump to URL that specifies the ASCII format.
> > It is one of the options you can provide on the URL. Give that a try and see
> > if it solves the problem for you. It also solves the issue with Excel
> > opening it and putting everything in a single column. When exported as ASCII
> > CSV it opens up in Excel in all the correct columns.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "srm" <srm@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2E59C2AE-833B-45B1-8FFE-84784B0AF82E@.microsoft.com...
> > > CSV export with characters "ÿþ":
> > >
> > > Using reporting services and URL encoding I'm exporting about 1000 records
> > > to CSV format, after exporting i always these " ÿþ " special characters as
> > > the beginning of the file.
> > >
> > > these character can be seen clearly only if opened with office 97 or
> > > earlier
> > > or with any HEX viewer.
> > >
> > > It seems its a common problem with excel formatting.
> > >
> > > http://groups.google.com.au/group/microsoft.public.excel.programming/browse_thread/thread/e540d95a1f3e83ae/4828dd254c80c8b9?q=%C3%BF%C3%BE+in+csv&rnum=2&hl=en
> > >
> > > Does anyone has the same problem? I am not able to use this CSV for
> > > printing
> > > with the printing softwares unless i manually remove these characters.
> > >
> > > This problem disappeared if I select all data from CSV and paste it to a
> > > new
> > > NOTEPAD and save as CSV. Is there any other way to avoid this extra work.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > SRM.
> >
> >
> >