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| author | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2020-12-26 20:47:32 +0200 |
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| committer | Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com> | 2020-12-26 20:47:32 +0200 |
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index a6f49cb5..e4d02059 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -8291,6 +8291,8 @@ words, @code{FS} defines what a field @emph{is not}, instead of what a field However, there are times when you really want to define the fields by what they are, and not by what they are not. +@cindex CSV (comma separated values) data @subentry parsing with @code{FPAT} +@cindex Comma separated values (CSV) data @subentry parsing with @code{FPAT} The most notorious such case is so-called @dfn{comma-separated values} (CSV) data. Many spreadsheet programs, for example, can export their data into text files, where each record is @@ -8474,6 +8476,15 @@ $ @kbd{gawk -v fpat=2 -f test-csv.awk sample.csv} @print{} NF = 3 <p><><s> @end example +@cindex Collado, Manuel +@cindex @code{CSVMODE} library for @command{gawk} +@cindex CSV (comma separated values) data @subentry parsing with @code{CSVMODE} library +@cindex Comma separated values (CSV) data @subentry parsing with @code{FPAT} library +In general, using @code{FPAT} to do your own CSV parsing is like having +a bed with a blanket that's not quite big enough. There's always a corner +that isn't covered. We recommend, instead, that you use Manuel Collado's +@uref{http://mcollado.z15.es/xgawk/, @code{CSVMODE} library for @command{gawk}}. + @node Testing field creation @section Checking How @command{gawk} Is Splitting Records |