On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Tristan Reeves <[email protected]> wrote: > Since the very first sentence of that wikipedia entry, "A comma-separated > values or character-separated values (CSV) file is a simple text format for > a database table", is at best poorly worded (database table?!), I wouldn't > necessarily give too much weight to the rest it.
I was more referring to things like ensuring fields with commas are qualified with quotes, etc. I've seen simple rules like this missed all the time. > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Hoss Ravanparsa <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM, Noon Silk <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Arjang Assadi <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> Using C#,Asp.net What is the (non-string mocking around) way of >> >> turning ObjectDataSources Select Parameters to Url query string? >> > >> > Well, you'd just do it, right? There's no inbuilt method for that, >> > AFAIK. >> > >> > >> >> I need it in order to turn keep the Query that generated the view and >> >> use it to turn it into a downloadable file, >> >> >> >> On the same note is there a framework supported way of turning >> >> DataTables, List of Objects into CSV / XML etc.? This seems a way to >> >> common scenario, having a way to do it using .net framework rather >> >> than reinventing the wheel seems more appropriate. >> > >> > Again not that I know of. And again this should be a reasonably >> > trivial process. Depending on what objects you are returning, you can >> > just have them implement appropriately serialisation methods >> > individually, then in the CSV case loop over them, and in the XML >> > cause use the inbuilt XML serialisation. >> > >> >> Please just make sure your CSV is actually valid CSV >> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values). >> >> > >> >> Thank you >> > >> > -- >> > Noon Silk >> > >> > http://dnoondt.wordpress.com/ (Noon Silk) | >> > http://www.mirios.com.au:8081 > >> > >> > "Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy >> > of being this signature." >> > > >
