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Create CSV File in C#

High-speed C# library for creating CSV. This is a professional software solution to import and export XLSX, PDF, and many other formats on .NET Framework, .NET Core or Mono Platforms.

Create CSV File Using C#

How to create CSV file? With Aspose.Cells for .NET library, you can easily create CSV file programmatically with a few lines of code. Aspose.Cells for .NET is capable of building cross-platform applications with the ability to generate, modify, convert, render and print all Excel files. .NET Excel API not only convert between spreadsheet formats, it can also render Excel files as images, PDF, HTML, ODS, CSV, SVG, JSON, WORD, PPT and more, thus making it a perfect choice to exchange documents in industry-standard formats. Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Cells and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.

Package Manager Console Command


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Cells

How to Create CSV in C#

It is easy for the developers to create, load, modify and convert CSV files within running different reporting applications for data processing in just a few lines of code.

  1. Include the namespace in your class file
  2. Create Workbook class instance.
  3. Access the first worksheet of the workbook.
  4. Get the desired cell(s) of the worksheet and input the value into the cell(s).
  5. Use Save method to save the workbook as CSV file.
 

Sample code shows how to create CSV file in C#.


// Create Workbook class instance.
Workbook wkb = new Workbook();

// Access the first worksheet of the workbook.
Worksheet sht = wkb.Worksheets[0];

// Get the desired cell(s) of the worksheet.
Cell c00 = sht.Cells["A1"];
Cell c01 = sht.Cells["B1"];
Cell c10 = sht.Cells["A2"];
Cell c11 = sht.Cells["B2"];

// input the value into the cell(s).
c00.PutValue("ColumnA");
c01.PutValue("ColumnB");
c10.PutValue("ValueA");
c11.PutValue("ValueB");

// Save the Workbook as .csv file.
wkb.Save("created_one.csv");
 

C# library to create CSV file

There are two alternative options to install “Aspose.Cells for .NET” onto your system. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:

  1. Install a NuGet Package . See Documentation
  2. Install the library using Package Manager Console within Visual Studio IDE

System Requirements

Before running the .NET conversion example code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET, .NET Core, Windows Azure or Mono Platforms.
  • Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
  • Add reference to the Aspose.Cells for .NET DLL in your project.

CSV What is CSV File Format?

Files with .csv (Comma Separated Values) extension represent plain text files that contain records of data with comma separated values. Each line in a CSV file is a new record from the set of records contained in the file. Such files are generated when data transfer is intended from one storage system to another. Since all applications can recognize records separated by comma, import of such data files to database is done very conveniently. Almost all spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc can import CSV without much effort. Data imported from such files is arranged in cells of a spreadsheet for representation to user.

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Other Supported Spreadsheet Generation

You can also create other Microsoft Excel formats including few listed below.

XLS (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet (Legacy))
XLSX (Open XML Workbook)
XLSB (Excel Binary Workbook)
XLSM (Macro-enabled Spreadsheet)
XLT (Excel 97 - 2003 Template)
XLTX (Excel Template)
XLTM (Excel Macro-Enabled Template)
CSV (Comma Separated Values)
TSV (Tab Separated Values)
ODS (OpenDocument Spreadsheet)
PDF (Portable Document Format)
HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)