Robert Thompson
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 02:02:46 -0700
> From: Philip Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Roger Burton West wrote: > > DBD::CSV is your friend. > > I second that. DBD::CSV is yum. Also handles escaping of > double quotes or > commas when inserting strings, etc. DBD:CSV seems to be popular and on reading the docs I can see why... ... did I mention that the powers that be want to ability to hand modify these files? And possibly by people who do not know what they are doing? That's part of the reason why I would rather not have to worry about escaping anything out in the data file itself - just in case somebody breaks it. Rob --------------------------------------------- paranoia's just a state of mind --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of IBNet Plc. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.