Subject: RE: Do you have any handy functions/libraries you would like to donate?
From: "Dave Mottorn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:34:00 -0500
X-Message-Number: 19
I specifically don't like commas for delimiters for two reasons. Users often can enter comma's on the keyboards of portable keyboards and I like to stay away from any characters the user can enter for obvious reasons.
The CSV format (generally accepted definition) supports embedded commas in fields by surrounding fields with quotes. It also handles quotes in fields by doubling them up.
Nails, 9" long
becomes
"Nails, 9"" long"The real advantage of CSV is that it can be so very easily exported/imported from databases and spreadsheets without having to write a parser or any special logic
Roger Stringer Marietta Systems, Inc. (www.mariettasystems.com)
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