Re: CSV file with a header

[James Perkins <jrperkinsjr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Generally if I need to create a CSV I just write my own program to do
it. That way you can write what ever header you need and format the
data as desired.

There are some open source commands out there to create the CSV for
and I think there is one that will include the column headings for you
too.
--
James R. Perkins



On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 08:45, Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have been asked to create a CSV file to send to an outside company.
>
> They sent me a standard file layout and I created the file just fine using
> a file transfer request using Access.
>
> Got a note back and now they want a "header" record inserted as
> the first record of the file. This header record is nothing but column
> heading with descriptions.
>
> Since the file has fixed field lengths, I can't just put a dummy record
> there to create this stupid header.
>
> I need to be able to store the CSV header record somewhere and copy it
> as the first record on each file transfer.
>
> Any ideas.
>
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