Comma-Separated Text format
You can import, convert, and export files in comma-separated text format.
Note  If your data is not comma-separated, see Merge format or Tab-Separated Text format.
Converting Comma-Separated Text to FileMaker Pro
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Field names are generic (f1, f2, f3, and so on).
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All fields are text fields.
Exporting Comma-Separated Text files
Commas separate field values. Carriage return characters separate records. Quotation marks enclose all field values, except unformatted numbers.
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Carriage return characters in a field export as vertical tab characters.
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Values in repeating fields are separated by the group separator character.
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Only numeric data is exported from number fields. Any non-numeric data such as text or symbols is not included in the exported data.
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Quotation marks (") in a field (not curly quotes) export as double quotation marks ("").
Related topics 
Importing data into FileMaker Pro
Exporting data from FileMaker Pro
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