csvToText Repository

[Mike Kerner]

It is on git.  Do a pull and tweak it as you see fit, and I'll be happy to
push the update.

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Richard Gaskin <ambassador at fourthworld.com>
wrote:

> Earlier I wrote:
> > I can update the article to use a non-numeric name, but before I do
> > it's worth exploring that relative to whichever version you have on
> > Github, since there was at least one later version which appeared to
> > be faster but turned out to cover fewer edge cases.
>
> I've done some initial testing, and with the common test data in the
> article both functions return the same result.  The one from your GitHub
> site is about 30% slower, but apparently for good reason:  when testing on
> other CSV files I use locally, I found at least one edge case where the new
> algo handles some escaped escapes better.
>
> I've updated my article with the new code, along with updating the URL
> that points to LiveCode and the URL to the source, now pointing to your
> Github repository:
>
> <http://www.fourthworld.com/embassy/articles/csv-must-die.html>
>
>
> The only suggestion I would make for the Github repo is in the Read Me:
>
> While I believe I may have initiative the first of the several threads
> suggesting we should pull our minds together and solve the CSV issue for
> LiveCode, we've also had so many contributions to the source I no longer
> recall who suggested the first posted version, and many people contributed
> ideas along the way.
>
> So where your Read Me says:
>
>   Originally a project by Alex Tweedley to improve Richard's code,
>   we eventually put it in the community...
>
> ...it may be more accurate to say:
>
>   After a community process with many contributors, Alex Tweedly
>   came up with what is currently the most robust general-purpose
>   CSV parser.
>
>
>
> --
>  Richard Gaskin
>  Fourth World Systems
>  Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
>  ____________________________________________________________________
>  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com                http://www.FourthWorld.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> use-livecode mailing list
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com
> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your
> subscription preferences:
> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
>



-- 
On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth
On the second day, God created the oceans.
On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours,
   and did a little diving.
And God said, "This is good."