In J6, I get this:
'search' jpkg 'csv'
+--------------+-----+-----+------------------------------------+
|tables/csv |1.0.7|1.0.7|Read and write CSV files and strings|
+--------------+-----+-----+------------------------------------+
|tables/csvedit|0.0.6|0.0.6|Grid based editor for CSV files |
+--------------+-----+-----+------------------------------------+
whereDefined 'writecsv'
C:\Program Files\j602\system\packages\files\csv.ijs
On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 7:56 PM, Ric Sherlock <tikk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Interesting. You get different results to me. Are you using the
> tables/csv addon and if so which version?
>
> load 'pacman'
> 'search' jpkgv 'csv'
> ┌──────────┬─────┬─────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
> │tables/csv│1.0.7│1.0.7│Read and write CSV files and strings│
> └──────────┴─────┴─────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
> load 'tables/csv'
> (i. 5 5) writecsv '~temp/foo.csv'
> 70
> fread '~temp/foo.csv'
> 0,1,2,3,4
> 5,6,7,8,9
> 10,11,12,13,14
> 15,16,17,18,19
> 20,21,22,23,24
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > (i. 5 5) writecsv 'foo.csv'
> > 120
> > fread 'foo.csv'
> > "0","1","2","3","4"
> > "5","6","7","8","9"
> > "10","11","12","13","14"
> > "15","16","17","18","19"
> > "20","21","22","23","24"
> >
> > Also, I was long under the impression that literal data in a csv file
> > should be quoted but apparently this is not the case. It's hard to say
> for
> > sure as there is no real spec for this format, and I don't remember what
> > disabused me of this notion (perhaps taking the behavior of Excel as the
> > paradigm?)
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Ric Sherlock <tikk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Note that the tables/csv addon is just a special case of the
> >> tables/dsv addon that sets the delimiters. From memory the tables/csv
> >> addon will quote literal data but not numeric data. Of course that
> >> means that numbers in literal form will end up being quoted.
> >>
> >> When you refer to "spurious" double-quotes, are there occasions where
> >> quotes appear that they shouldn't?
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:59 AM, Devon McCormick <devon...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > At some of the recent NYCJUGs, Ken Lettow pointed me to the "dsv"
> >> versions
> >> > of this which are more general ("Delimiter-Separated Values"). I use
> >> these
> >> > now as I usually prefer tab-delimited files and want to avoid the
> >> spurious
> >> > double-quotes the "csv" modules put around data. See
> >> > http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Addons/tables/dsv?highlight=%28dsv%29.
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Tom Szczesny <tav...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> When I try require 'csv' I get
> >> >> not found: /home/tom/jgplsrc/j/addons/tables/csv/csv.ijs
> >> >>
> >> >> However, I can get to
> >> >> http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Addons
> >> >> I should be able to get what I need from there.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Raul Miller <rauldmil...@gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Try this:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > require 'csv'
> >> >> >
> >> >> > T=: readcsv '/home/tom/t.csv'
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Raul
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Tom Szczesny <tav...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> > > Some languages, like q, have a built-in command for reading,
> >> parsing,
> >> >> and
> >> >> > > loading data from csv files:
> >> >> > > t: ("SSDIDSSIFFFIS";enlist ",") 0: `:/home/tom/t.csv
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Other languages, like a+, do not, and the user needs to write a
> >> >> function
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > > read, parse and load data from csv files.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > From a cursory review, it appears that j is in the a+ camp.
> >> >> > > Please confirm that such a facility does not exist in j, before I
> >> start
> >> >> > > writing my own.
> >> >> > >
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