Customize CSV output?

Hi Experts,
Is it possible to customize CSV output files via XSL? When I specify ContentType=text/csv in a request, MII appears to ignore the StyleSheet parameter. Is this expected behavior?
Specifically, my issue is that I'm trying to customize the CSV output so that null string data appears as blanks, not "---".
Thanks in advance.

All,
When you put that content type on the end, MII knows to look for IllumRowsetCSV.xsl and applies it. This is done behind the scenes, however you can access the system stylesheets and modify them to get the desired result. Then you can apply them as a transform to a query or a transaction.
http://<server>:<port>/XMII/Stylesheets/IllumRowsetCSV.xsl
Hint: Anytime you want to play with stylesheets, you can open a query > Transformation > Load, and see what predefined XSL files that are out there. Just save (using above format) and modify and you save the time of creating one from scratch
Regards,
Kevin

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