export excel file as csv with text delimiter of "

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to export data from an .xls file to a csv, and encode
all text fields with double quotes > ""?
I can use "save as" to get a csv file, but then the text does not have
double quotes.
any ideas?

 

[Guest]

If the text fields are all within a certain column (or row or block), you
could use the formula """"&A1&"""" (for example, if the text were in cell
a1), then copy & paste value over the original data.

 

[Dave Peterson]

Earl Kiosterud's Text Write program:
www.smokeylake.com/excel
(or directly: http://www.smokeylake.com/excel/text_write_program.htm)

Has a lot of options in it.