dyster / CsvExport

Very simple CSV-export tool for C#

CsvExport

A very simple CSV-export tool for C#, code ispired by a thread at Stackoverflow, (C) Chris Hulbert

This was previously published as a "Gist" but I moved it here, for easier forking/contributing.

Features

1. Excel-compatible export (separator detected automatically, friendly-trimming rows and values for compatibility)
2. Escapes commas, quotes, multiline text
3. Exports dates in timezone-proof format
4. Extremely easy to use

Usage example:

Simply include one C# file into your project. Then:

	var myExport = new CsvExport();

	myExport.AddRow();
	myExport["Region"] = "Los Angeles, USA";
	myExport["Sales"] = 100000;
	myExport["Date Opened"] = new DateTime(2003, 12, 31);
		
	myExport.AddRow();
	myExport["Region"] = "Canberra \"in\" Australia";
	myExport["Sales"] = 50000;
	myExport["Date Opened"] = new DateTime(2005, 1, 1, 9, 30, 0);

	///ASP.NET MVC action example
	return File(myExport.ExportToBytes(), "text/csv", "results.csv");

License

The code is licensed under MIT License.

Sucessfully tested in production with our Jitbit Helpdesk Ticketing System