On 04/26/2012 04:28 PM, Philip Nienhuis wrote: > Daniel J Sebald wrote: >> Just a brief comment on saving spreadsheet data as CSV. The thing to be >> careful of is when your data might be text fields with commas. For >> example, a field like >> >> Sebald, Daniel >> >> could throw off the csv2cell routine so that fields are misaligned. > > csv2cell has a PROT parameter: > > <QUOTE> > -- Loadable Function: C = csv2cell (FILE, SEP, PROT) > Read a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file and convert it into a > cell array. SEP (a character value) changes the character used to > separate two fields. The default value is a comma (`,'). PROT > (character value) changes the character used to protect a string. > </QUOTE> > > I'd suppose it is meant for exactly that situation.
Sounds right. I recall the SEP parameter but don't recall a PROT setting. Thanks. Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
