csv2ssv program

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Documentation for the csv2ssv program is below, with links to related programs in the "see also" section.

{   version = 1.10; (* of csv2ssv.p 2018 Feb 22}

(* begin module describe.csv2ssv *)
(*
name
   csv2ssv: convert a comma delimited csv file to a space delimited file

synopsis
   csv2ssv(input: in, output: out)

files

   input:  a csv file

   output: the csv file converted to space delimited file

description

   In the csv 'comma separated variable' file format, columns of a
   table are separated by commas.

   Delila programs usually use space separation.  This routine
   converts the csv to a space separated file.

   To convert to the Delila-style space delimited table, the following
   rules apply:

   Spaces are converted to underscores.
   Double quotes (") spaces are removed.
   Commas are replaced by spaces.
   Commas inside quotes are ignored!

   Two successive commas meaning 'nothing' are replaced by a ',_,'
   so that '_' represents 'nothing' in the output file.

examples

"First","Second title",1
"Fourth","Third line",2
"Fifth","Sixth",3
"Fifth",,"Sixth"
"ignore this, comma",,"Sixth"

result:

First Second_title 1
Fourth Third_line 2
Fifth Sixth 3
double-comma _ Sixth
ignore_this,_comma _ Sixth

documentation

see also

author

   Thomas Dana Schneider

bugs

technical notes

   The csv file format uses commas to separate columns.  The unmkcsv
   script can handle this except when there is a comma inside a quote.
   In that case the program has to be smart to know where quotes are.

*)
(* end module describe.csv2ssv *)
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