'CSV save as format does not properly handle Unicode' [MS-XLS] ends up using special codepages (e.g. http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WIND

'CSV save as format does not properly handle Unicode' [MS-XLS] ends up using special codepages (e.g. http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOWS/CP1252.TXT http://www.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/WINDOW...) for representing characters, so you need to make sure the same codepage is used through all of your applications. Example: For those that have access to windows and macintosh excel, CHAR(240) is the apple logo on mac but something different on windows.