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Re:So you want to write your own CSV code (2014) by SifJar on Friday May 15, 2020 @08:19AM (#23191267)
but if using the ASCII separators was common, excel would support that and it seems like this workflow would be unaffected?
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Re:So you want to write your own CSV code (2014) by paulryanrogers on Friday May 15, 2020 @08:31AM (#23191369)
People still need to open them in non-excel apps. And the format may predate widespread use of spreadsheet software.

Fun fact, Excel will truncate numbers beyond 15 digits unless prefixed with a single quote mark.

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