FME provides reader and writer access to files in CSV format.
Comma-Separated Value, or CSV, is a way to store structured information in an ASCII file format, making it a very simple database. CSV is a popular format for exchanging information between spreadsheets, databases, and other software applications.
In FME, CSV is treated as a database format. Each line in the file is a record, with a comma (or other) character between each field within the record.
There is often a header line to provide names for the fields. For example:
company, address, telephone, web
Safe Software Inc, 132nd Street Surrey BC, 604-501-9985, www.safe.com
Files do not have to be comma-separated: FME can recognize any file with any separator or delimiter character, as long as you specify that character in the parameter settings.
CSV (Comma Separated Value) Reader Parameters
CSV (Comma Separated Value) Writer Parameters