OpenEuphoria

Re: Reading a file into a "sequence"

• Posted by "Kat" <gertie at visionsix.com> Nov 19, 2004
• 540 views

On 18 Nov 2004, at 10:36, Lucius Hilley wrote:

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Derek Parnell" <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
> To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Reading a file into a "sequence"
> 
> 
> > posted by: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com>
> > 
> > John F Dutcher wrote:
> >> 
> >> I thought I'd get the find on the inappropriate reference [1..4] before
> >> anyone answered...but you're too fast for me....Thanks
> > 
> > Here is a function to convert a Comma-Separated-Value string to
> > a sequence of fields. It handles escaped characters via the '\'
> > character and embedded quotes can also be represented by a twin
> > quotes.

<snip>

> > Derek Parnell
> > Melbourne, Australia
> 
> I created a csv lib a long time back. but lets all completely forget about
> that.
> It is never used so why bother remembering that it even exists.

Isn't that like how strtok lib should be thrown out, new code written for each 
slightly new app, and strtok not built upon? Can i be ticked off in your camp 
with you?

Kat,
meow.