How to change the field separator while exporting from Zotero to CSV format

augusto.vinhaes
Hi all,
I'd like to know if it's possibly to change the field separator while exporting from Zotero to CSV format. The default field separator is comma (,), and I need to change it to another caracter. Best regars, Augusto
  • Pedr0mac
    Hi,
    Good question. Can you export items in the library to csv using the online version of Zotero?
  • adamsmith
    @augusto.vinhaes you'd need to modify the corresponding values in the CSV.js file in the Zotero data directory.
    Specifically, look at these lines:
    https://github.com/zotero/translators/blob/master/CSV.js#L45

    The field separator is what you're looking for. The other values in the following lines should be self-explanatory.

    Note that the translator will be overwritten periodically if you don't also change the translator id at the top.

    @Pedr0mac (generally better to ask different questions on a different thread). No, you can't export CSV from the online library -- CSV is a bit of a problematic format because there is no CSV standard for bibliographic data, so Zotero isn't exactly encouraging its use.
  • Pedr0mac
    Aplogies. Thanks for answering anyway.
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