Download format CSV output columns with quotes

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Oct 10, 2016, 10:10:16 AM10/10/16

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I need to output the columns wrapped in quotes or double quotes, is there an option for this?

Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)

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Oct 10, 2016, 2:13:57 PM10/10/16

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Hi Frode,

I'm afraid it's not possible to change the way the columns are formatted in the downloaded report using AdWords API. You can use the formats listed here while downloading reports and then process the output as required in your program.

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Shwetha, AdWords API Team.

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Oct 12, 2016, 7:19:18 AM10/12/16

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Hi Shwetha,

Is it not possible to contain the information in quotes? Why? This has not been an issue earlier?

Shwetha Vastrad (AdWords API Team)

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Oct 12, 2016, 12:48:54 PM10/12/16

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Hi Frode,

I'm afraid it's not possible to specify that a particular column be returned within double quotes. The returned values are escaped appropriately for the selected download format. For example, for CSV format, fields which return lists will be wrapped in double quotes, with embedded double quote characters represented by a pair of consecutive double quotes.

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