Data Driven Subscriptions Render Formats

• DeveloperNewbie

  Old Hand

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  September 18, 2013 at 4:45 am

  #279876

  Hi

  I've created a few data-driven subscriptions and one of the requirements is that the subscription sends an emailed csv file. However, when the email is received, the csv file opens by default into Excel, and it wants to save as a Microsoft Excel Comma Separated Value file, or something else. Is there any way to either email a non-formatted csv file, or even a .txt file? I've amended the Render Format table we use to read TXT, but the email doesn't send at all.

  Thanks

  Chris

• Mark Fitzgerald-331224

  SSCrazy Eights

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  September 19, 2013 at 4:54 am

  #1651436

  Assuming the data driven subscription is based on something like below.

  CREATE TABLE dbo.Subscribers(

  EmailRecipient varchar(100),

  Format varchar(20),

  ParameterValueX varchar(30)

  )

  1. Keep the format as CSV to preserve the output format. The TXT value is unrecognised so will not succeed.

  2. When asked for the query calculate the filename of the attachment

  SELECT EmailRecipient, Format ParameterValueX, 'Data.TXT' as Filename

  FROM dbo.Subscribers

  3. During the data driven subscription wizard set :

  - the option for format to the Format column or hard-coded to CSV

  - the option for file extension to false (i.e. you do not want .CSV added to the end of the attachments filename)

  - the option for file name should be the filename column from the query (not .TXT showing at the end

  Done

  Fitz