BTW,
AutoCAD 2006 comes with a new wiz bang "native" command that makes extracting attribute information to a CSV file a cake walk. I know that the OP is using AutoCAD 2002 so this info doesn't help him/her. But this new feature is a killer command and might be worth the upgrade price if you need this tool. Otherwise, I agree that the Express tool command is a good choice. It also has the capability to read in attribute data from an external file.
-Steve