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At 03:25 PM 11/21/2003 -0800, Baiss Magnusson wrote <snipped>:
>Curious enough, I don't even know what a CSV file is, and Google didn't
>really help me to understand it.
A babe in the woods! CSV = Comma Separated Value file. A common file
format first popularized by desktop productivity applications as a greatest
common denominator for exchanging data between applications. Most popular
spreadsheet programs handle CSV files.
Variable length fields and records, separated by a delimiter (usually a
comma - hence "comma" separated value), and terminated with a LF, or
CR/LF. Fields that might contain commas are often further delimited by
quotation marks. There is no "standard" grammar for CSV files, but most
are similar to these conventions.
An example for a record from an address book might be:
John Smith, "38 Windhill Way, Apt 3D", Seattle, WA, 30000, USA
(That's the second time today someone has made me feel like a fossil - the
first time was when a coworker said his DAD had one of those early,
luggable Compaqs)
Cheers,
Mike
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Michael C. Rawlins, Rawlins EC Consulting
www.rawlinsecconsulting.com
Using XML with Legacy Business Applications (Addison-Wesley, 2003)
www.awprofessional.com/titles/0321154940
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