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Asked: 2026-05-11T15:20:22+00:00

I am using the SQL Server Report Server from Microsoft SQL Server 2005. In

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I am using the SQL Server Report Server from Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

In the report server report viewer control, there is a CSV download option. The CSV download option is currently downloading a Unicode CSV file, which does not load into Microsoft Excel with the correct column formatting.

If I save the Unicode CSV file and convert it to a ASCII file it works fine in Excel.

How can I can I set a report or the SSRS Report Viewer to export CSV as ASCII instead of Unicode?

Thanks in advance for any help with this.

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  1. Go to the RSReportserver.config file (should be in the root of your reportserver virtual directory e.g. ‘C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer‘)

    Find the CSV Extension – should look something like below. Change the Encoding node to read ASCII instead of Unicode or whatevr you have in there.

            <Extension Name='CSV' Type='Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.CsvRenderer.CsvReport,Microsoft.ReportingServices.CsvRendering'>             <Configuration>                 <DeviceInfo>                     <Encoding>Unicode</Encoding>                 </DeviceInfo>             </Configuration>         </Extension>
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