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Re:ASCII Delimited Text – Not CSV or Tab Delimited Text by jiehong on Sunday November 10, 2024 @10:46AM (#42100751)
Maybe you with a hex editor that shows dual pane: hex and text.
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Re:ASCII Delimited Text – Not CSV or Tab Delimited Text by NBJack on Sunday November 10, 2024 @10:51AM (#42100781)
I asser that is still not convenient or scalable. You will need to mentally parse each number (two characters) to ensure it is correct. Compare this with a simple glyph (i.e. a single comma) which is easy to eyeball.
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