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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by Ygg2 on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @04:58AM (#44873981)
> Excel can't even open CSV files properly. You need to run the import wizard.

Ofc you do. In practice, a CSV file can decide to use `|` for comma, and `<>` instead of quotes.

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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by rickdeckard on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @08:41AM (#44875502)
yeah, what Excel does is, it assumes the comma and separator of your regional settings and doesn't care if it fails or not.

> In practice, a CSV file can decide to use `|` for comma, and `<>` instead of quotes.

Ofc it is. Now try to edit that CSV with Excel and save it again in that format.

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