how to export a column from notepad++ file to csv file format

Akshay Khatavkar · Sep 28, 2019, 6:24 AM

I have a file in Notepad++. I want to get certain columns from the file and convert it to csv file format. Is it possible with help of some code to extract specific values from the file and save to a csv file?

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Alan Kilborn · Sep 28, 2019, 3:28 PM

@Akshay-Khatavkar said in how to export a column from notepad++ file to csv file format:

Is it possible with help of some code

Yes.

PeterJones · Sep 28, 2019, 4:41 PM

@Akshay-Khatavkar said :

I want to get certain columns from the file and convert it to csv file format

You could do it with code. Or you could use Notepad++'s column-select mode (*) to grab a column and paste it into your favorite spreadsheet app.

*: Edit > Column Mode… shows you how: