diff --git a/export/csv/export.php b/export/csv/export.php
index 3f411cba..a6308921 100755
--- a/export/csv/export.php
+++ b/export/csv/export.php
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ function export_report($report) {
         }
     }
 
-    $csvexport = new csv_export_writer();
+    $csvdelimiter = get_config('block_configurable_reports', 'csvdelimiter');
+    $csvexport = new csv_export_writer("$csvdelimiter");
     $csvexport->set_filename($filename);
 
     foreach ($matrix as $ri => $col) {
diff --git a/lang/en/block_configurable_reports.php b/lang/en/block_configurable_reports.php
index e9fd3c2c..4e8bfc24 100644
--- a/lang/en/block_configurable_reports.php
+++ b/lang/en/block_configurable_reports.php
@@ -568,8 +568,12 @@
 
 $string['checksql_execution'] = 'Block Configurable Reports SQL execution';
 $string['checksql_execution_ok'] = 'SQL execution is disabled.';
+
 $string['checksql_execution_warning'] = 'It is recommended to disable SQL execution to avoid execution of arbitrary SQL code in
 your server.';
 $string['checksql_execution_details'] = 'By allowing SQL code execution there is a potential security issue with users adding
 arbitrary code. SQL code execution should be disable to only allow SQL queries for reading/retreaving data. SQL execution can
 be disabled in your config.php file by setting $CFG->block_configurable_reports_enable_sql_execution to 0';
+$string['csvdelimiter'] = 'CSV delimiter';
+$string['csvdelimiterinfo'] = 'CSV delimiter: "colon" for ":", "comma" for ",", semicolon for ";",  "tab" for "\t" and "cfg" for character configured in "CFG->CSV_DELIMITER" of the config.php file.';
+
diff --git a/settings.php b/settings.php
index ae3a27f4..5096c259 100755
--- a/settings.php
+++ b/settings.php
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@
         )
     );
 
+
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configtext('block_configurable_reports/allowedsqlusers', get_string('allowedsqlusers', 'block_configurable_reports'),
+        get_string('allowedsqlusersinfo', 'block_configurable_reports'), '', PARAM_TEXT));
+    // csv delimiters used in get_delimiter() of moodle lib/csvlib.class.php
+    $csvdelimiteroptions= array('cfg'=>'cfg','colon'=>'colon','comma'=>'comma','semicolon'=>'semicolon','tab'=>'tab');
+    $settings->add(new admin_setting_configselect('block_configurable_reports/csvdelimiter', get_string('csvdelimiter', 'block_configurable_reports'), 
+        get_string('csvdelimiterinfo', 'block_configurable_reports'), 'cfg', $csvdelimiteroptions));
     $settings->add(
         new admin_setting_configtext(
             'block_configurable_reports/allowedsqlusers', get_string('allowedsqlusers', 'block_configurable_reports'),