http://8help.osu.edu/1701.htmlCSV stands for Comma Separated Values, sometimes also called Comma Delimited. A CSV file is a specially formatted plain text file which stores spreadsheet or basic database-style information in a very simple format, with one record on each line, and each field within that record separated by a comma. It's important that the individual "records" within a CSV file NOT contain commas, as this may break the simple formatting when using the file in another application.
CSV files are often used as a simple way to transfer a large volume of spreadsheet or database information between programs, without worring about special file types. For example, transferring a home-made address book from Excel into a database program such as Filemaker Pro could be done by exporting the file as a CSV from Excel, then importing that CSV into Filemaker.
Creating a CSV file from spreadsheet data is very simple to do using Microsoft Excel.
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