SSRS Rendering Extension - Pipe Delimited

It's very easy to leverage the existing Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.CsvRenderer.CsvReport,Microsoft.ReportingServices.CsvRendering type to "create" a new rendering option in SSRS that uses a delimiter other than a comma. Below is an example of adding a "CSV" renderer that uses a pipe ( | ).

Simply add the following to the Render section of your rsreportserver.config file to add the option for rendering a pipe delimited file.


<Extension Name="PIPE" Type="Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.CsvRenderer.CsvReport,Microsoft.ReportingServices.CsvRendering">
    <OverrideNames>
        <Name Language="en-US">CSV (pipe delimited)</Name>
    </OverrideNames>
    <Configuration>
        <DeviceInfo>
            <FieldDelimiter>|</FieldDelimiter>
            <NoHeader>false</NoHeader>
        </DeviceInfo>
    </Configuration>
</Extension>
   
Note the FieldDelimiter tag. This is where you can set your delimiter to the character of your choice.

Be sure to include the OverrideNames tag but feel free to change the value. Once you have completed the change, restart the Reporting Services service to reload the newly modified config file.