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| File extension | .csv |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | A CSV file is a way to collect the data from any table so that it can be conveyed as input to another table-oriented application such as a relational database application. Microsoft Excel, a leading spreadsheet or relational database application, can read CSV files. A CSV file is sometimes referred to as a flat file. |
| Actions | CSV to ODS - Convert file now View other document file formats |
| Technical Details | In computers, a CSV file contains the different values in a table as a series of ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) text lines which are then organised so that each column value is separated by a comma from the next columns value and each row starts a new line. CSV is one example of a delimited text file, which uses a comma to separate values (many other implementations of CSV allow different seperators such as back or forward slash to be used). However CSV differs from other delimiter separated file formats in using a double quote character around fields that contain reserved characters (such as commas or newlines). The benefit of this approach is that it allows the transfer of data across different applications. |
| Associated programs | The CSV file format is very simple and supported by almost all spreadsheets and database management systems |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| MIME type | text/comma-separated-values |
| Useful links | More detailed information on CSV files How to use CSV files Programs that open CSV files Convert CSV file |
| File extension | .ods |
| Category | Document File |
| Description | ODS was a format developed by Sun Microsystems and is used by the OpenOffice and StarOffice suites. The ODS file extension is given to files that are created with the calc program - a spreadsheet application which is XML based but contains spreadsheets, charts and other graphical elements held in rows and columns much like Microsoft Excel. |
| Actions | Convert ODS file View other document file formats |
| Technical Details | The OpenDocument Format (ODF) is an XML-based file format for representing electronic documents such as spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. The standard was developed by the OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), and it is free and open format. OpenDocument format supports document representation: A single XML document and as a collection of several subdocuments within a package. |
| Associated programs | Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft Office 2010 OpenOffice Calc |
| Developed by | Sun Microsystems |
| MIME type | application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet application/x-vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet |
| Useful links | Detailed information on the ODS File Format Convert ODS file |
Convert CSV file
Using Zamzar it is possible to convert CSV files to a variety of other formats
- csv to doc (Microsoft Word Document)
- csv to html (Hypertext Markup Language)
- csv to mdb (Microsoft Access Database)
- csv to ods (OpenDocument spreadsheet)
- csv to pdf (Portable Document Format)
- csv to rtf (Rich Text Format)
- csv to xls (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet)
- csv to xml (Extensible Markup Language)