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