On 12/4/06 18:22, "Magnus Hagander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> Here's a small update to the clipboard support. It adds an
>> option to
>>>> allow using Tab as the column separator.
>>>>
>>>> Using tab as the separator allows you to paste the results
>> into Excel
>>>> and OpenOffice Calc while retaining the columns. I haven't had the
>>>> chance to test it, but I think it will also allow you to paste rows
>>>> into SQL Server's Enterprise Manager.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Ed, patch applied.
>>>
>>>
>>>> We should probably consider making the default copy settings be tab
>>>> deliminated with no quoting, as that's how both Excel and the SQL
>>>> Server tools put data into the clipboard.
>>>
>>>
>>> That's fine with me - does anyone object?
>>
>> Only for copy/paste; in files "tab is crap"
>
> Agreement from me.
Yes - we're just talking about the Result Copy options in frmOptions.
> Question though: Is the "standard format"
> platform-dependent? What would it typically be on macos or linux?
> Perhaps it needs a different default?
Tab delimited works nicely in Excel on OSX. I'll have to try Linux tomorrow.
Regards, Dave.
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