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+---
+title: Adjusting Currency Formatting for CSV Export
+description: Learn how to ensure numeric values are recognized correctly when exporting reports with currency formatting to CSV
+type: how-to
+page_title: Handling Currency Formatting for CSV Export in Reporting
+meta_title: Handling Currency Formatting for CSV Export in Reporting
+slug: adjusting-currency-formatting-csv-export-reporting
+tags: reporting, csv, export, currency formatting, textbox, format property, reportprocessor
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1703567
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+<table>
+    <tbody>
+        <tr>
+            <td>Product</td>
+            <td>Reporting</td>
+        </tr>
+    </tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Description
+
+When exporting reports to CSV with the ReportProcessor class in Telerik Reporting, currency values formatted using a [TextBox]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-structure/textbox%})'s `Format` property (e.g., `"{0:C2}"`) include group separators and currency symbols. This formatting prevents Excel from recognizing the exported values as numbers. Contrary to expectations, the CSV rendering extension respects the `Format` property of report items, which is intentional behavior. Adjusting the `Culture` object does not resolve this issue due to changes in the report processing pipeline.
+
+## Solution
+
+To ensure numeric values are recognized correctly in CSV export, programmatically remove the `Format` property from the relevant TextBox items before exporting the report. Follow these steps:
+
+1. Locate the TextBox items in the report.
+1. Clear the `Format` property of the TextBox items programmatically before the export operation.
+
+Here is an example implementation:
+
+````CSharp
+private void GenerateReport(string format)
+{
+	//...
+	if (format == "CSV")
+	{
+		var textBox2 = report.Items.Find("textBox2", true).FirstOrDefault();
+		(textBox2 as Telerik.Reporting.TextBox).Format = null;
+	}
+	//...
+}
+````
+
+To apply this approach to multiple textbox items in similar scenarios, modify the code that locates the items as needed. For example:
+
+````CSharp
+var textBoxItems = report.Items.Find(typeof(Telerik.Reporting.TextBox), true).ToList();
+````
+
+This approach removes formatting applied to the TextBox items, ensuring the exported CSV contains raw numeric values.
+
+## See Also
+
+* [CSV Rendering Design Considerations]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/rendering-and-paging/design-considerations-for-report-rendering/csv-rendering-design-considerations%})
+* [TextBox Report Item Overview]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/report-structure/textbox%})
+* [Device Information Settings for the CSV rendering format]({%slug telerikreporting/using-reports-in-applications/export-and-configure/configure-the-export-formats/csv-device-information-settings%})