BCP queryout -w generating wrong CSV File

I'm trying to generate a CSV file with BCP. My problem is that I have some NVARCHAR columns so I must use the parameter -w for the bcp utility. So, the CSV file generated is opening in a single column in EXCEL. If I create a new text file copy the content
of the CSV generated and paste in the new file and then change its type to CSV it works and open the content spread in different columns. Has someone seen it before? Thanks
SET @File = 'MyQuery.csv'
set @SQL = 'bcp "SELECT FirstName, LastName, DwellingName FROM Table" queryout "' + + '" -w -t "," -T -S '+ convert(varchar,@@ServerName)
exec master..xp_cmdshell @SQL

Hi,
I agree with you. It seems the text was attached with some text attribute when generated by BCP. When I copy the content to Notepad, I notice each rows were enclosed in double quotes. Image:
The double quotes make Excel think it is a unit. If I remove the double quotes and import the data to Excel, it will copy the text to separate columns.
1. On the Data tab, in the Get External Data group, click From Text. And follow the instructions in the
Text Import Wizard.
2. Under Original data type, choose Delimited, click Next.
3. Select Tab. I can review the data in the bottom of the dialog box. Then, Next.
Another option is to query the results to file and save it as csv file. Use the Text Import Wizard to import the csv file into Excel. Select Space option in the step 3.
Thanks.
Tracy Cai
TechNet Community Support
Hi Tracy,
I've found a solution for my problem:
I've used the -CACP to generate the CSV file ANSI Encoded and it works!!!
Now my command looks like:
SET @File = 'MyQuery.csv'
set @SQL = 'bcp "SELECT FirstName, LastName, DwellingName FROM Table" queryout "' + + '" -c -CACP -t "," -T -S '+ convert(varchar,@@ServerName)
exec master..xp_cmdshell @SQL

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