diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index 9bf5e5d9..6bd54622 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -2645,6 +2645,63 @@ quit;
 %put NOTE-;%put NOTE-;
 %put NOTE- %sysfunc(dequote(&cards_file.));
 %put NOTE-;%put NOTE-;
+%mend;/**
+  @file
+  @brief Export a dataset to a CSV file
+  @details Export to a file or a fileref
+  Usage:
+
+      %mp_ds2csv(sashelp.class,outref="%sysfunc(pathname(work))/file.csv")
+
+  @param ds The dataset to be exported
+  @param outfile= The output filename - should be quoted.
+  @param outref= The output fileref (takes precedence if provided)
+  @param outencoding= The output encoding to use (unquoted)
+
+  @version 9.2
+  @author Allan Bowe (credit mjsq)
+**/
+
+%macro mp_ds2csv(ds, outref=0, outfile=, outencoding=0
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+
+%if not %sysfunc(exist(&ds)) %then %do;
+   %put WARNING:  &ds does not exist;
+   %return;
+%end;
+
+%if %index(&ds,.)=0 %then %let ds=WORK.&ds;
+
+%if &outencoding=0 %then %let outencoding=;
+%else %let outencoding=encoding="&outencoding";
+
+%local outloc;
+%if &outref=0 %then %let outloc=&outfile;
+%else %let outloc=&outref;
+
+/* credit to mjsq - https://stackoverflow.com/a/55642267 */
+
+/* first get headers */
+data _null_;
+   file &outloc dlm=',' dsd &outencoding lrecl=32767;
+   length header $ 2000;
+   dsid=open("&ds.","i");
+   num=attrn(dsid,"nvars");
+   do i=1 to num;
+      header = trim(left(coalescec(varlabel(dsid,i),varname(dsid,i))));
+      put header @;
+   end;
+   rc=close(dsid);
+run;
+
+/* next, export data */
+data _null_;
+   set &ds.;
+   file &outloc mod dlm=',' dsd &outencoding lrecl=32767;
+   put (_all_) (+0);
+run;
+
+
 %mend;/**
   @file mp_getconstraints.sas
   @brief Get constraint details at column level
diff --git a/base/mp_ds2csv.sas b/base/mp_ds2csv.sas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b62adf86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/mp_ds2csv.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Export a dataset to a CSV file
+  @details Export to a file or a fileref
+  Usage:
+
+      %mp_ds2csv(sashelp.class,outref="%sysfunc(pathname(work))/file.csv")
+
+  @param ds The dataset to be exported
+  @param outfile= The output filename - should be quoted.
+  @param outref= The output fileref (takes precedence if provided)
+  @param outencoding= The output encoding to use (unquoted)
+
+  @version 9.2
+  @author Allan Bowe (credit mjsq)
+**/
+
+%macro mp_ds2csv(ds, outref=0, outfile=, outencoding=0
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+
+%if not %sysfunc(exist(&ds)) %then %do;
+   %put WARNING:  &ds does not exist;
+   %return;
+%end;
+
+%if %index(&ds,.)=0 %then %let ds=WORK.&ds;
+
+%if &outencoding=0 %then %let outencoding=;
+%else %let outencoding=encoding="&outencoding";
+
+%local outloc;
+%if &outref=0 %then %let outloc=&outfile;
+%else %let outloc=&outref;
+
+/* credit to mjsq - https://stackoverflow.com/a/55642267 */
+
+/* first get headers */
+data _null_;
+   file &outloc dlm=',' dsd &outencoding lrecl=32767;
+   length header $ 2000;
+   dsid=open("&ds.","i");
+   num=attrn(dsid,"nvars");
+   do i=1 to num;
+      header = trim(left(coalescec(varlabel(dsid,i),varname(dsid,i))));
+      put header @;
+   end;
+   rc=close(dsid);
+run;
+
+/* next, export data */
+data _null_;
+   set &ds.;
+   file &outloc mod dlm=',' dsd &outencoding lrecl=32767;
+   put (_all_) (+0);
+run;
+
+
+%mend;
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