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- Mon Mar 07, 2011 3:37 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Import CSV file with multi-line records
- Replies: 7
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Re: Import CSV file with multi-line records
Hey guys, As a follow up, I found a more inclusive function for processes CSV files on the mailing list. I post it here just in case it helps someone: function CSV2Tab3 pData local tNuData -- contains tabbed copy of data local tReturnPlaceholder -- replaces cr in field data to avoid line breaks whic...
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:56 am
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Import CSV file with multi-line records
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6386
Re: Import CSV file with multi-line records
Thank you both for such a quick reply! I tried Dixie's solution and it works beautifully. It's exactly what I needed, even though I am not quite sure I understand how it works just yet ;-) But it definitely solved the problem!! Thank you very much! on mouseUp put 1 into myVarLines repeat with count ...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:40 pm
- Forum: Getting Started with LiveCode - Complete Beginners
- Topic: Import CSV file with multi-line records
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6386
Import CSV file with multi-line records
Hi there, I am trying to load a CSV file that has a bit of a strange format. The format looks like this: name, description "The Name", "The Description which has multiple lines like this." "The 2nd Name", "The 2nd Description which also has multiple lines enclosed in quotes" etc. The problem I have ...