Goo'day,
At 16:28 16/01/06 -0800, you wrote:
The convention for specifying alpha data vs numeric data is actually to
precede the data with a single quote, not to surround it with double
quotes. As far as tab delimited data that includes tabs, since this isn't
supported in cells anyway it's not a problem.
Tony Gravagno, Nebula R&D
TG@ removethisNebula-RnD.com
Perhaps a quiet look at ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes.txt wil help you in
determining .csv "standards"
Thankyou, Martin.... (private joke...) ... very apt and pertinent... today...
Michael Doyle wrote:
> The convention, as I understand it, for handling embedded
> commas in of csv data is to wrap each datum in double
> quotes. This cheerfully introduces the problem of
> embedded double quotes...
>
> TAB-delimited files do avoid this situation, but bank on
> your not having tabs in your data. I am not aware of any
> conventional method for dealing with tab-embedded
> tab-delimited data. ...
-------
u2-users mailing list
[email protected]
To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
--
No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.19/231 - Release Date: 16/01/06
Regards,
Bruce Nichol
Talon Computer Services
ALBURY NSW 2640
Australia
http://www.taloncs.com.au
Tel: +61 (0)411149636
Fax: +61 (0)260232119
If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!
--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.19/231 - Release Date: 16/01/06
-------
u2-users mailing list
[email protected]
To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
