[sql] How to produce an csv output file from stored procedure in SQL Server

This script exports rows from specified tables to the CSV format in the output window for any tables structure. Hope, the script will be helpful for you -

DECLARE 
      @TableName SYSNAME
    , @ObjectID INT

DECLARE [tables] CURSOR READ_ONLY FAST_FORWARD LOCAL FOR 
    SELECT 
          '[' + s.name + '].[' + t.name + ']'
        , t.[object_id]
    FROM (
        SELECT DISTINCT
              t.[schema_id]
            , t.[object_id]
            , t.name
        FROM sys.objects t WITH (NOWAIT)
        JOIN sys.partitions p WITH (NOWAIT) ON p.[object_id] = t.[object_id]
        WHERE p.[rows] > 0
            AND t.[type] = 'U'
    ) t
    JOIN sys.schemas s WITH (NOWAIT) ON t.[schema_id] = s.[schema_id]
    WHERE t.name IN ('<your table name>')

OPEN [tables]

FETCH NEXT FROM [tables] INTO 
      @TableName
    , @ObjectID

DECLARE 
      @SQLInsert NVARCHAR(MAX)
    , @SQLColumns NVARCHAR(MAX)
    , @SQLTinyColumns NVARCHAR(MAX)

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN

    SELECT 
          @SQLInsert = ''
        , @SQLColumns = ''
        , @SQLTinyColumns = ''

    ;WITH cols AS 
    (
        SELECT 
              c.name
            , datetype = t.name
            , c.column_id
        FROM sys.columns c WITH (NOWAIT)
        JOIN sys.types t WITH (NOWAIT) ON c.system_type_id = t.system_type_id AND c.user_type_id = t.user_type_id
        WHERE c.[object_id] = @ObjectID
            AND c.is_computed = 0
            AND t.name NOT IN ('xml', 'geography', 'geometry', 'hierarchyid')
    )
    SELECT 
          @SQLTinyColumns = STUFF((
            SELECT ', [' + c.name + ']'
            FROM cols c
            ORDER BY c.column_id
            FOR XML PATH, TYPE, ROOT).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 2, '')
        , @SQLColumns = STUFF((SELECT CHAR(13) +
            CASE 
                WHEN c.datetype = 'uniqueidentifier' 
                    THEN ' + '';'' + ISNULL('''' + CAST([' + c.name + '] AS VARCHAR(MAX)) + '''', ''NULL'')' 
                WHEN c.datetype IN ('nvarchar', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'char', 'varbinary', 'binary') 
                    THEN ' + '';'' + ISNULL('''' + CAST(REPLACE([' + c.name + '], '''', '''''''') AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) + '''', ''NULL'')' 
                WHEN c.datetype = 'datetime'
                    THEN ' + '';'' + ISNULL('''' + CONVERT(VARCHAR, [' + c.name + '], 120) + '''', ''NULL'')' 
                ELSE 
                ' + '';'' + ISNULL(CAST([' + c.name + '] AS NVARCHAR(MAX)), ''NULL'')'
            END
            FROM cols c
            ORDER BY c.column_id
            FOR XML PATH, TYPE, ROOT).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)'), 1, 10, 'CHAR(13) + '''' +')

    DECLARE @SQL NVARCHAR(MAX) = '    
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    DECLARE 
          @SQL NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''''
        , @x INT = 1
        , @count INT = (SELECT COUNT(1) FROM ' + @TableName + ')

    IF EXISTS(
        SELECT 1
        FROM tempdb.dbo.sysobjects
        WHERE ID = OBJECT_ID(''tempdb..#import'')
    )
        DROP TABLE #import;

    SELECT ' + @SQLTinyColumns + ', ''RowNumber'' = ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ' + @SQLTinyColumns + ')
    INTO #import
    FROM ' + @TableName + ' 

    WHILE @x < @count BEGIN

        SELECT @SQL = STUFF((
        SELECT ' + @SQLColumns + ' + ''''' + '
        FROM #import 
        WHERE RowNumber BETWEEN @x AND @x + 9
        FOR XML PATH, TYPE, ROOT).value(''.'', ''NVARCHAR(MAX)''), 1, 1, '''')

        PRINT(@SQL)

        SELECT @x = @x + 10

    END'

    EXEC sys.sp_executesql @SQL

    FETCH NEXT FROM [tables] INTO 
          @TableName
        , @ObjectID

END

CLOSE [tables]
DEALLOCATE [tables]

In the output window you'll get something like this (AdventureWorks.Person.Person):

1;EM;0;NULL;Ken;J;Sánchez;NULL;0;92C4279F-1207-48A3-8448-4636514EB7E2;2003-02-08 00:00:00
2;EM;0;NULL;Terri;Lee;Duffy;NULL;1;D8763459-8AA8-47CC-AFF7-C9079AF79033;2002-02-24 00:00:00
3;EM;0;NULL;Roberto;NULL;Tamburello;NULL;0;E1A2555E-0828-434B-A33B-6F38136A37DE;2001-12-05 00:00:00
4;EM;0;NULL;Rob;NULL;Walters;NULL;0;F2D7CE06-38B3-4357-805B-F4B6B71C01FF;2001-12-29 00:00:00
5;EM;0;Ms.;Gail;A;Erickson;NULL;0;F3A3F6B4-AE3B-430C-A754-9F2231BA6FEF;2002-01-30 00:00:00
6;EM;0;Mr.;Jossef;H;Goldberg;NULL;0;0DEA28FD-EFFE-482A-AFD3-B7E8F199D56F;2002-02-17 00:00:00

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