BCP Double-quotes text qualifier output - sql-server-2008

Question

I have a bcp command that is pushing the results of a query into a flat file that is comma delimited unicode. I need the fields to be encapsulated in double quotes with the text identifier being double quotes.
Here's an example of the csv output:
36029,2,Oct 11 2004 1:01AM,4,23537,0.10
Where it needs to be:
"36029","2","Oct 11 2004 1:01AM","4","23537","0.10"
I suspect it uses the -q flag but I'm not sure how to actually use the -q. The MS documentation is not doing much to help me out.
Sorry if this is a dupe, I looked hard I swear!

Answer 1

try this:
Exec Master..xp_Cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT '"' + col1 + '"', '"' + col2+ '"', '"' + col3+ '"'
FROM table1" queryout "C:\mcg1.csv" -c -t,"'

Answer 2

If you extract from within Eclipse it puts double quotes around text and dates. I do this from the view Data Source Explorer. Right click -> Data -> Extract...

Answer 3

You can also utilize SQL servers QuoteName function to specify the column that should have quotes. This also gives the ability to add any character in place of quotes
Exec Master..xp_Cmdshell 'bcp "SELECT QuoteName(col1,Char(34)),QuoteName(col2,Char(34)),... FROM table1" queryout "C:\test.csv" -c -t,"'
Take a look here to learn more
SQL Server BCP Utility Experts Guide

Answer 4

DECLARE #DBName VARCHAR(100) = 'dbname'
,#TableName VARCHAR(100) = 'example'
,#FileNamePath VARCHAR(100) = 'example.csv'
,#MaxRowsPerFile INT = 999999999
,#Resume BIT = 0
,#PrintVarValues BIT = 1
,#ConvertDates BIT = 1
,#QuotedStrings BIT = 0
,#delimitor VARCHAR(1) = ','
--Generate column names as a recordset
DECLARE #columns VARCHAR(8000)
,#columnsas VARCHAR(8000)
,#columnsformatted VARCHAR(8000)
,#sql VARCHAR(8000)
,#HeaderFile VARCHAR(100)
,#DataFile VARCHAR(100)
,#FileCount INT
,#TotalRows INT
,#RowCount INT
,#IntVariable INT
,#SQLString NVARCHAR(4000)
,#ParmDefinition NVARCHAR(512)
,#FileCountName VARCHAR(100)
,#PrimaryColumn NVARCHAR(128)
,#FileExtension VARCHAR(10)
,#Quote1 VARCHAR(10) = ''
,#Quote2 VARCHAR(10) = '';
IF (#QuotedStrings = 1)
BEGIN
SELECT #Quote1 = 'QUOTENAME('
,#Quote2 = ',CHAR(34))'
END
IF (
len(isnull(#DBName, '')) > 1
AND len(isnull(#TableName, '')) > 1
)
BEGIN
EXEC ('USE [' + #DBName + '];')
SELECT #FileCount = 1
,#RowCount = 1
IF (OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.#CreateExcel') IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
IF (#Resume = 0)
BEGIN
DROP TABLE dbo.#CreateExcel
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SELECT #FileCount = FileCount
,#RowCount = [RowCount]
FROM dbo.#CreateExcel WITH (NOLOCK)
END
END
IF (OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.#CreateExcel') IS NULL)
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE dbo.#CreateExcel (
FileCount INT
,[RowCount] INT
)
INSERT INTO dbo.#CreateExcel (
FileCount
,[RowCount]
)
VALUES (
1
,1
)
END
SELECT #FileExtension = CASE
WHEN CHARINDEX('.', REVERSE(#FileNamePath)) > 1
THEN RIGHT(#FileNamePath, CHARINDEX('.', REVERSE(#FileNamePath)))
ELSE '.XLS'
END
SELECT #FileNamePath = CASE
WHEN CHARINDEX('.', REVERSE(#FileNamePath)) > 1
THEN LEFT(#FileNamePath, LEN(#FileNamePath) - CHARINDEX('.', REVERSE(#FileNamePath)))
ELSE #FileNamePath
END
SELECT #HeaderFile = substring(#FileNamePath, 1, len(#FileNamePath) - charindex('\', reverse(#FileNamePath))) + '\HeaderFile.xls'
SELECT #DataFile = substring(#FileNamePath, 1, len(#FileNamePath) - charindex('\', reverse(#FileNamePath))) + '\DataFile.xls'
SET #SQLString = N'SELECT #Primary_Column = bb.[name] FROM (' + N'SELECT TOP 1 co.[name] ' + N'FROM [' + #DBName + N'].[sys].[objects] ao with (nolock) ' + N' inner join [' + #DBName + N'].[sys].[columns] co with (nolock) ' + N' on ao.object_id = co.object_id ' + N'WHERE ao.[name] = ''' + #TableName + N'''' + N' AND ((co.is_identity=1) ' + N' or (co.column_id =1 and co.IS_NULLABLE=0) ' + N' or (co.system_type_id=36 /*uniqueidentifier*/) ' + N' or (co.system_type_id in (42,61,189) /*datetimes*/)) ' + N'ORDER BY co.is_identity desc, co.column_id asc, co.system_type_id asc) bb';
SET #ParmDefinition = N'#Primary_Column NVARCHAR(128) OUTPUT';
EXECUTE sp_executesql #SQLString
,#ParmDefinition
,#Primary_Column = #PrimaryColumn OUTPUT;
SET #SQLString = N'SELECT #cols=coalesce(#cols+'','','''')+''[''+co.[name]+'']'', ' + N'#colsas=coalesce(#colsas+'','','''')+''' + #Quote1 + '''''''+co.[name]+''''''' + #Quote2 + ''', ' + N'#colsformatted=coalesce(#colsformatted+'','','''')+CASE WHEN co.[system_type_id] in (98,167,175,231,239,241) THEN
''' + #Quote1 + 'REPLACE(REPLACE([''+co.[name]+''],CHAR(13),CHAR(32)),CHAR(10),CHAR(32))' + #Quote2 + '''
WHEN co.[system_type_id] in (35,99) THEN
''' + #Quote1 + 'REPLACE(REPLACE(CAST([''+co.[name]+''] AS VARCHAR(8000)),CHAR(13),CHAR(32)),CHAR(10),CHAR(32))' + #Quote2 + '''
WHEN ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(CAST(#ConvertDates AS INT))) + N'=1 AND co.[system_type_id] in (40,42,58,61) THEN
''' + #Quote1 + 'CONVERT(varchar(10),[''+co.[name]+''],101)+'''''''' ''''''''+LEFT(RIGHT(CONVERT(varchar(24),[''+co.[name]+''],109),12),8)+'''''''' ''''''''+RIGHT(LTRIM(RTRIM(CONVERT(varchar(24),[''+co.[name]+''],100))),2)' + #Quote2 + '''
ELSE ''[''+co.[name]+'']''
END ' + N'FROM [' + #DBName +
N'].[sys].[objects] ao with (nolock) ' + N' inner join [' + #DBName + N'].[sys].[columns] co with (nolock) ' + N' on ao.object_id = co.object_id ' + N'WHERE ao.[name] = ''' + #TableName + N'''';
SET #ParmDefinition = N'#cols VARCHAR(8000) OUTPUT, #colsas VARCHAR(8000) OUTPUT, #colsformatted VARCHAR(8000) OUTPUT';
EXECUTE sp_executesql #SQLString
,#ParmDefinition
,#cols = #columns OUTPUT
,#colsas = #columnsas OUTPUT
,#colsformatted = #columnsformatted OUTPUT;
--Create HeaderFile.XLS
SET #sql = 'exec master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "SELECT ' + REPLACE(REPLACE(#columnsas, CHAR(34), CHAR(34) + CHAR(34)), CHAR(39), CHAR(39) + CHAR(39)) + '" queryout "' + #HeaderFile + '" -c -t ' + CASE
WHEN #delimitor IS NULL
THEN ''
ELSE #delimitor
END + ' -T'''
IF (#PrintVarValues = 1)
BEGIN
PRINT #sql
END
EXEC (#sql)
SET #SQLString = N'SELECT #Total_Rows = count(1) from [' + #DBName + N']..[' + #TableName + N'] with (nolock)';
SET #ParmDefinition = N'#Total_Rows INT OUTPUT';
EXECUTE sp_executesql #SQLString
,#ParmDefinition
,#Total_Rows = #TotalRows OUTPUT;
WHILE (#RowCount <= #TotalRows)
BEGIN
--Create incremental filename for each chuck of rows from table in database
IF (#PrintVarValues = 1)
BEGIN
PRINT 'Percent Complete: ' + ltrim(rtrim(cast(cast((#RowCount * 100) / #TotalRows AS INT) AS VARCHAR(10)))) + '%'
END
SET #FileCountName = #FileNamePath + Right(REPLICATE('0', 3) + ltrim(rtrim(CAST(#FileCount AS VARCHAR(4)))), 4) + #FileExtension
--populate data into incremental filename
SET #sql = 'exec master..xp_cmdshell ''bcp "SELECT ' + #columnsformatted + ' FROM ( SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY [' + #PrimaryColumn + '] ASC) AS [ROW_NUMBER], ' + #columns + ' FROM [' + #DBName + ']..[' + #TableName + '] ) foo WHERE [ROW_NUMBER] BETWEEN ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(CAST(#RowCount AS NVARCHAR(10)))) + ' AND ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(CAST(#RowCount - 1 + #MaxRowsPerFile AS NVARCHAR(10)))) + '" queryout "' + #DataFile + '" -c -t ' + CASE
WHEN #delimitor IS NULL
THEN ''
ELSE #delimitor
END + ' -T'''
IF (#PrintVarValues = 1)
BEGIN
PRINT #sql
END
EXEC (#sql)
--Merge headerfile.xls with incremental filename
SET #sql = 'exec master..xp_cmdshell ''copy /b ' + #HeaderFile + '+' + #DataFile + ' ' + #FileCountName + ''''
IF (#PrintVarValues = 1)
BEGIN
PRINT #sql
END
EXEC (#sql)
--update TempCreateExcel table with running values in case needing to abort and restart from checkpoint reached.
SELECT #FileCount = #FileCount + 1
,#RowCount = #RowCount + #MaxRowsPerFile
UPDATE dbo.#CreateExcel
SET FileCount = #FileCount
,[RowCount] = #RowCount
END
IF (#PrintVarValues = 1)
BEGIN
PRINT 'Percent Complete: 100%'
END
DROP TABLE [dbo].#CreateExcel
END

Answer 5

use:
select col1, col2, quotename(col3, '\"') from table1 -- backslash before double quote to escape the "