WebJul 25, 2014 · As an alternative, this might serve well: Sub Save_as_CSV () ActiveSheet.Copy ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= "C:\Users\bug_bunny\data.csv" … WebFeb 17, 2024 · In my testing (Excel 16 on the Mac) these files are opened correctly with all the non ASCII text intact without having to explicitly import them and force Excel to use UTF-8. The users can now just double click on the files without extra steps. Once the BOM is there Excel will also save the CSV file successfully as UTF-8 after the user has ...
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WebNov 16, 2010 · 4. Excel doesn't use UTF8 to open CSV files. Thats a known problem. The actual encoding used depends on the locale settings of Microsoft Windows. With a German lcoale for example Excel would open a CSV file with CP1252. You could create an Excel file containing some persian characters and save it as an CSV file. WebOct 12, 2024 · Just to clarify, but normally Excel defaults to opening CSV files in the default Windows locale encoding, which if the file is actually UTF-8 without BOM looks garbled. Excel normally needs UTF8 with BOM to use UTF-8. This seems backward. – Mark … banteng hitam
Saving a file in a CSV type in Excel always removes the BOM
WebNov 6, 2016 · If I change it to UTF-8 manually and save, the file opens fine on Excel. It seems as though the BOM byte mark doesn't get saved in the output as Notepad++ always detect it as UTF-8 without BOM. Also, the CSV is not saved on server. Data is retrieved from DB and then exported directly out. Here are my codes: WebFeb 14, 2024 · I'm afraid adding BOM is not an option - they system that originally generates the CSV requires it to stay 'as is' (i.e. UTF-8 without BOM) so the file can be re-imported. And we're also talking about end-users performing this 'export - amend - import back into the system' process, so it needs to be an end-user friendly solution. WebJun 18, 2024 · There's also widespread software requiring a BOM: Excel needs a BOM to correctly identify a CSV file as UTF-8 rather than "ANSI", i.e., the local compatibility … banteng hijau