Mac vs PC .csv files

Eric Chatonet eric.chatonet at sosmartsoftware.com
Wed Jun 22 11:12:30 EDT 2005


Hi Dennis,

You could have a look at the macToIso and isoToMac functions.

Le 22 juin 05 à 17:07, Dennis Brown a écrit :

> I have been ask by a friend on a PC to send him some files in .csv  
> format.  When I do, he complains that the returns are missing.  I  
> guess I am still a bit unclear on this difference between  
> platforms.  As I understand it the Mac uses LF for a delimiter, and  
> the PC uses CR.   When I end the lines with return, it does not end  
> up as a CR in the output file.  Is there a simple way to specify an  
> end to my lines that is compatible with all platforms for .csv  
> files that are read by programs other than Rev?

Best Regards from Paris,

Eric Chatonet.
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