CSV Formats Dialog
To access this dialog:
- From any of the table views:
Right-click the table and select . - From the Database tool window:
Right-click the table or view of interest, select .
This dialog lets you specify the settings for converting table data into delimiter-separated values formats (e.g. CSV, TSV) and vice versa.
When working on the conversion settings, use the preview in the right-hand part of the dialog.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Formats | The list of the available delimiter-separated values formats is shown. Each format is a named set of corresponding conversion settings. Select the format whose settings you want to view or edit. Use |
| Value separator | Select or type the character for separating individual values. |
| Row separator | Select or type the character for separating rows. |
| Null value text | The text to be used as a value if a cell contains null (an unknown value). |
| Add row prefix/suffix | Row prefix and suffix are character sequences which in addition to the row separator indicate the beginning and end of a row. If necessary, click the link and specify the row prefix and suffix in the fields that appear. |
| Quotation | Each line in the area under Quotation is a quotation pattern (see Quote values). A quotation pattern includes:
If there is more than one pattern, the first of the patterns is used. Use To start editing an existing pattern, just click the pattern of interest. |
| Quote values | Specify in which cases the values should be quoted (i.e. enclosed within quotation characters). |
| Trim whitespaces | If this check box is not selected, the Unicode whitespace characters that precede and follow the value separators are treated as parts of the corresponding values. If this check box is selected, the corresponding whitespace characters are ignored or removed. |
| First row is header | If this check box is selected, the first row is treated as containing column names. The settings that appear under Header Format have the same meanings as the ones above but are applied to the first row. |
| First column is header | If this check box is selected, the first column is treated as containing row names. |
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to create, delete and reorder the formats; 
to create a copy of the selected format.