Csv?

Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by profs77, Jan 6, 2006.

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    What are those CSV files used for? What software application do I use to open them/use them. I'm running Debian "Sarge" GNU/Linux.
     
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  2. dadasays

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    Microsoft Office's Microsoft Excel (under WINE) or Open Office's spreadsheet program :)
     
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    livingearth Well-Known Member

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    I believe the "CSV" stands for "comma separated values"...

    It is exactly what it says... A list of data separated by commas and is used to log or hold database information. Its pretty standard and can be opened or imported by most any database application such as Excel, Office mentioned by Dadasays above....

    Of course they can also be opened in notepad or word to create or edit manually....
     
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    Right, they are mostly a text file that you can open and parse yourself -- but it looks more computer-friendly than person-friendly.

    I'm a geek though, so I actually read the CSVs in Notepad :) But when I want to sort my data, I throw it into Excel.
     
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