Running specialized CSV in SSRS with different device settings.

So this will be useful if you want to change the default settings for a single report, and not all reports, that are exported to CSV. An example, making semi-colon or tab delimited values.

A good read on bypassing the "CSV Device Information Settings" used on the reporting server.

http://blogs.infosupport.com/modify-reporting-services-export-to-csv-behavior/

Here are a list of the settings that can be changed in the url:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms155365%28v=sql.105%29.aspx


So instead of using the standard user-friendly interface, you will be using the file system interface, found in /ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?

and adding on your commands, just like you would do with parameters, to override the settings:

 &rs:Command=Render&rs:Format=CSV&rc:ExcelMode=true&rc:Qualifier=%22&rc:NoHeader=false&rc:FieldDelimiter=, 

Note:
This however, still leaves the problem with the qualifier. I was told that a csv file being sent to a third-party had to have quotation marks around each value (e.g. "First Name"). This doesn't seem possible in SSRS. The qualifier will only put quotes around a field if there was already a quote in the value (e.g. William "Big Bill" Andrus => "William "Big Bill" Andrus") which would also give incorrect usage of quotes if you hard code them (e.g. "First Name" => ""First Name""). And, there seems to be no way to force the qualifier to display. 

Bulk Export from SQL Server into a CSV file

Well, here is a simple query/stored procedure that you can run to bulk export the tables in a database into a csv file.

Just change the “databaseName” in the file to the one you want to point to and also change the location if you wish. Currently it is the C:\ drive.

 

DECLARE @var nvarchar(MAX)

DECLARE curRunning
CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD FOR
select name from sysobjects where type = 'U'

Open curRunning

Fetch NEXT From curRunning into @var

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
    --select 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''bcp databaseName.dbo.' + @var + ' out C:\' + @var + '.csv -c -T -t ,'''
    DECLARE @Exec nvarchar(MAX)
    set @Exec = 'exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ''bcp databaseName.dbo.' + @var + ' out C:\' + @var + '.csv -c -T -t ,'''
    execute sp_executesql @Exec
FETCH NEXT FROM curRunning into @var
END

close curRunning
DEALLOCATE curRunning