It's not so easy to export data from Excel to a load file with a quote qualifier and comma delimiter - the format required by many applications. Saving the file in the .csv format will omit the quotation marks:
. . . it's a pain to accurately add in the missing quotation marks by altering the file in a text editor, and Excel doesn't provide an easy way to add them in the export. Luckily, Microsoft has posted a macro here, which will export data from an Excel spreadsheet in the correct format.
Enter the below code in a module for the worksheet with the data:
Select the data on the worksheet that you want to export to a new file. Run the macro and it will prompt you to enter a path for the new file:
A new file with comma delimiters and quotation mark qualifiers appears:
This is the complete code but it is not formatted correctly so use the code at this link or edit the code before running it.
Sub QuoteCommaExport()
' Dimension all variables.
Dim DestFile As String
Dim FileNum As Integer
Dim ColumnCount As Long
Dim RowCount As Long
' Prompt user for destination file name.
DestFile = InputBox("Enter the destination filename" _
& Chr(10) & "(with complete path):", "Quote-Comma Exporter")
' Obtain next free file handle number.
FileNum = FreeFile()
' Turn error checking off.
On Error Resume Next
' Attempt to open destination file for output.
Open DestFile For Output As #FileNum
' If an error occurs report it and end.
If Err <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Cannot open filename " & DestFile
End
End If
' Turn error checking on.
On Error GoTo 0
' Loop for each row in selection.
For RowCount = 1 To Selection.Rows.Count
' Loop for each column in selection.
For ColumnCount = 1 To Selection.Columns.Count
' Write current cell's text to file with quotation marks.
Print #FileNum, """" & Selection.Cells(RowCount, _
ColumnCount).Text & """";
' Check if cell is in last column.
If ColumnCount = Selection.Columns.Count Then
' If so, then write a blank line.
Print #FileNum,
Else
' Otherwise, write a comma.
Print #FileNum, ",";
End If
' Start next iteration of ColumnCount loop.
Next ColumnCount
' Start next iteration of RowCount loop.
Next RowCount
' Close destination file.
Close #FileNum
End Sub