GEEDITOR / FODS → CSV
About this conversion · FODS → CSV
Prepare FODS data as CSV for an importer or script. Match the destination’s expected delimiter, row structure and treatment of identifiers before exporting the full dataset.
This route rebuilds supported cell values, not the complete workbook. Charts, macros and formatting are not preserved. Formulas become cached results or inert text; date serials can remain numbers, so check dates and identifiers after import.
CSV, TSV, JSON and NDJSON output use only the first worksheet. To export another sheet, move or copy it into the first position before saving the source file. This interface has no worksheet selector.
CSV and TSV export prefix formula-like text with an apostrophe to reduce spreadsheet formula execution risks. Inspect such cells during import; the prefix is deliberate, not a missing character in the source.
How to convert
- Click “Choose files” and select the original FODS file. Start with one file when comparing settings.
- Check that the output selector shows CSV. The instructions here describe this choice; changing the output can change which settings apply.
- Click “Convert files”, then save the result from its file row. “Download all” puts completed files into a ZIP; it does not combine their contents.
- Open the CSV result and compare row counts, headers, empty cells, dates and identifiers with the FODS source. Preserve codes such as 00123 as text in the receiving application; do not assume its automatic type detection is correct.