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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 --------------------------------------------------------------- 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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