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How to convert CSV to SXW

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Select files from Computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, URL or by dragging it on the page.

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Choose sxw or any other format you need as a result (more than 200 formats supported)

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Let the file convert and you can download your sxw file right afterwards

About formats

CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is a plain-text format for storing tabular data, where each line represents a row and fields within a row are separated by commas. The format originated on IBM mainframes in the early 1970s for data interchange between programs and has since become the universal lowest-common-denominator format for structured data exchange. Despite its apparent simplicity, CSV has subtle complexities: fields containing commas, newlines, or quotation marks must be enclosed in double quotes, and embedded double quotes are escaped by doubling them. RFC 4180, published in 2005, codified these conventions but CSV implementations vary widely across software, with differences in delimiters (semicolons in many European locales), line endings, character encodings, and quoting rules. One advantage is absolute universality — every spreadsheet application, database system, programming language, and data analysis tool can read and write CSV, making it the safest format for data exchange between incompatible systems. The plain-text nature is another core strength: CSV files can be opened in any text editor, processed with command-line tools like awk and sed, version-controlled with Git, and streamed line-by-line without loading the entire dataset into memory. CSV remains the default export format for databases, web analytics platforms, scientific instruments, and government open data portals worldwide.
Developer: IBM
Initial release: 1972
SXW is the word processing document format used by StarOffice 6.0 and OpenOffice.org 1.0, developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 2002. The format was one of the first mainstream office document formats to adopt an XML-based architecture, packaging document content, styles, metadata, and embedded media in a ZIP archive — a structural approach that directly influenced the later OpenDocument Format (ODF). The content.xml file describes the document body using XML elements for paragraphs, headings, lists, tables, footnotes, and inline formatting, while styles.xml defines the styling rules and meta.xml carries document properties. SXW represented a significant milestone in open-source office software, demonstrating that a non-proprietary XML format could handle the full range of word processing features including change tracking, indexes, cross-references, and complex page layouts. One advantage was transparency and openness — the XML structure made document content inspectable, transformable, and processable using standard tools, a sharp contrast to the opaque binary formats dominant at the time. The format's role as a technological precursor to the ODF standard is another historical significance: the OASIS OpenDocument Technical Committee used the OpenOffice.org XML format (including SXW) as the starting point for developing ODF 1.0. While SXW was superseded by ODT with OpenOffice.org 2.0 in 2005, existing SXW documents can be opened by LibreOffice, Apache OpenOffice, and document conversion tools.
Developer: Sun Microsystems
Initial release: 2002

Frequently Asked Questions

Why convert CSV to SXW?

SXW is the legacy OpenOffice format. Converting CSV to SXW ensures compatibility with older OpenOffice.org Writer installations.

How can I open a SXW file?

You can open SXW files with LibreOffice Writer or OpenOffice.org Writer.

Do I need to create an account to convert?

No account required. Visit convertio.tools, upload your CSV, pick SXW, and download — fully anonymous and free.

Can I convert multiple CSV files to SXW at once?

Yes — upload several CSV files and convert them all to SXW in a single batch session on Convertio.

What platforms support CSV to SXW conversion?

Convertio works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android — any device with a modern web browser.

Will my data remain private during conversion?

Uploaded files are deleted after conversion. Output files are auto-removed within 24 hours — your data stays private.

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