topic Quotations for numeric and date values for exporting to CSV in SAS Enterprise Guide https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Quotations-for-numeric-and-date-values-for-exporting-to-CSV/m-p/12325#M2772 Hi,<BR /> <BR /> I'm newbie to SAS...I have to import excel file,do formatting and export it to CSV file.<BR /> <BR /> I'm modifying output format,for example instead of datetime to date etc..comaa. to <BR /> w.d etc<BR /> <BR /> After modifying i'm trying to export results to CSV file...i'm getting quotations for all the coloums....but i want quotations for only string colums having space value.<BR /> <BR /> How can i control this using EG.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> Reddy Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:08:30 GMT reddy19 2011-06-13T20:08:30Z Quotations for numeric and date values for exporting to CSV https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Quotations-for-numeric-and-date-values-for-exporting-to-CSV/m-p/12325#M2772 Hi,<BR /> <BR /> I'm newbie to SAS...I have to import excel file,do formatting and export it to CSV file.<BR /> <BR /> I'm modifying output format,for example instead of datetime to date etc..comaa. to <BR /> w.d etc<BR /> <BR /> After modifying i'm trying to export results to CSV file...i'm getting quotations for all the coloums....but i want quotations for only string colums having space value.<BR /> <BR /> How can i control this using EG.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> Reddy Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:08:30 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Quotations-for-numeric-and-date-values-for-exporting-to-CSV/m-p/12325#M2772 reddy19 2011-06-13T20:08:30Z Re: Quotations for numeric and date values for exporting to CSV https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Quotations-for-numeric-and-date-values-for-exporting-to-CSV/m-p/12326#M2773 Hello Reddy19, <BR /> <BR /> You wrote: "I'm modifying output format,for example instead of datetime to date etc..comaa. to w.d etc".<BR /> <BR /> To change from datetime to date you need a function DATEPART, changing format it is not enough.<BR /> <BR /> Please give an example of you data and desired output.<BR /> <BR /> Sincerely,<BR /> SPR Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:36:21 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Quotations-for-numeric-and-date-values-for-exporting-to-CSV/m-p/12326#M2773 SPR 2011-06-13T20:36:21Z