Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV support

Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by a1369209993 on Friday May 13, 2022 @12:53AM (#31363476)

> any objection to using this format

How do I edit the data file in a text editor?

More generally, how do I edit the entire data file, including field/record/etc seperators, in a editor that can display only characters that are valid content of data fields?

(Not that CSV (barring de-facto-nonstandard extensions like rfc4180's `"b CRLF bb"` and `"b""bb"`) is any good for this either, of course.)

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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by CRConrad on Friday May 20, 2022 @04:30AM (#31444771)

> > any objection to using this format

> How do I edit the data file in a text editor?

Use a non-sucky text editor.

For example, AFAICR NotePad++ displays those characters. Windows doesn't have any ultra-easy way to input them, but within NP++ you can copy-paste them.

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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by a1369209993 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:38PM (#31462127)

> For example, AFAICR NotePad++ displays those characters.

Great! Now go back to the other half of the requirement: how do I store all characters that NotePad++ displays in the content of a data field?

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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by CRConrad on Monday May 23, 2022 @02:47AM (#31476012)

These delimiters, you mean? You don't. They're delimiters, they never go in a field. Bam, problem solved. (Or rather, problem didn't exist in the first place.)

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Re:Modernizing AWK, a 45-year old language, by adding CSV su... by mro_name on Saturday May 14, 2022 @05:57AM (#31376424)

indeed, if the text editor doesn't care, it's no help. Same for all other characters - be it tab, cr, lf, crlf, ä, and so on.

Choose your tools wisely, I'm not aware the situation.

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