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A '''CSV''' (Comma Separated Values) file contains tabular data (such as found in spreadsheets or databases) in a simple text format. Each value is separated from the next by a comma. Each line is a record and the commas seperate the fields or columns.  For example:
A '''CSV''' (Comma Separated Values) file contains tabular data (such as found in spreadsheets or databases) in a simple text format. Each value is separated from the next by a comma. Each line is a record and the commas separate the fields or columns.  For example:


  First name, Last name, Address, City, State
  First name, Last name, Address, City, State
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These files can be created, viewed and edited with software such as Microsoft Excel, Open Office  Calc or, if done with care, any simple text editor.
These files can be created, viewed and edited with software such as Microsoft Excel, Open Office  Calc or, if done with care, any simple text editor.


== See Also ==
== See also ==


* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values Wikipedia article on the CSV file format]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values Wikipedia article on the CSV file format]
* [http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011801181033&CTT=6&Origin=RP011801171033 Microsoft help tutorial on importing CSV file data into Excel]
* [http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011801181033&CTT=6&Origin=RP011801171033 Microsoft help tutorial on importing CSV file data into Excel]
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A CSV (Comma Separated Values) file contains tabular data (such as found in spreadsheets or databases) in a simple text format. Each value is separated from the next by a comma. Each line is a record and the commas separate the fields or columns. For example:

First name, Last name, Address, City, State
Sally, Smith, 234 A Street, Town, Peace
George, Smithe, 999 Last Lane, Hamlet, Denial
Dim, Witt, By-the-Either, Wave, Outback

These files can be created, viewed and edited with software such as Microsoft Excel, Open Office Calc or, if done with care, any simple text editor.

See also