Saturday, December 19, 2015

How to change CSV format from comma(,) delimited to pipe(|) delimited?

By default, when you save an excel file to .csv, it will be save as comma seperated file.
For example, you have data in excel that looks like:

Fig 1: Original format of data

Lets save this as .csv format:

Fig 2: Save as Comma separated file

After saving the file data will look like below:

Fig 3: Data after converting into CSV 

However, you need to have pipe delimited instead of comma delimited, how do you do that? Please follow the below steps to save file as pipe delimited.

If you are using Windows 10, then you need to go to Settings and then you will find below:


Fig 4: Settings in Windows 10

Now please click "Time and Language" option then you will find below screen, where you need to click "Additional time & regional settings" button.


Fig 5: Related Setting area
Now you will find below option:

Fig 6: More click
If you click on "Change date, time and number formats" under Region section; will find below window (left) and then if you click "Additional settings" then right side window will pop up.

Fig 7: Additional settings
Finally you need to change, List separator from comma(,) delimited to pipe (|) delimited.

Fig 8: List seperator
And now, if you save the same excel as CSV then it will look like below:

So achieved your goal. However, please remember to change your settings back if you want to have your data as comma delimited.



















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