Error escaping backslash from SQL database to CSV Blob Storage

Vincent Kim 1 Reputation point
2022-09-12T23:37:02.397+00:00

External organization's SQL Database has set up a Data Share with our organization, which we receive and map to a CSV in Blob Storage.
They have a field that is a single backslash, which is incorrectly escaped when it is turned to a CSV through Data Share.

Source SQL table:
Column A: \
Column B: Foo
Column C: Bar

CSV file we receive when we trigger a Snapshot:
""",Foo""","Bar"

When read by any CSV parser, this results in:
Column A: ",Foo"
Column B: Bar
Column C:

CSV file as it SHOULD be:
"\","Foo","Bar"

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  1. Takahito Iwasa 4,851 Reputation points MVP
    2022-09-13T08:01:43.207+00:00

    Hi, @Vincent Kim

    When I confirmed that the snapshot was acquired in CSV format to the storage with Data File, it was acquired with the following contents.

       ColumnA,ColumnB,ColumnC  
       "\","Foo","Bar"  
    

    Please review the steps again.
    I will also organize the procedure and guide you with additional information.


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