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CSV (Comma Separated Values) - Exported files

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Topic: CSV (Comma Separated Values) - Exported files

Posted By: rbbrain
Subject: CSV (Comma Separated Values) - Exported files
Date Posted: 12 Feb 2013 at 7:42pm

Hi all,

As many users will know, BullCharts can export data to a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values - CSV file , for import into a spreadsheet or other program (eg. OpenOffice Calc, or Microsoft Excel, etc.).
(The exported data can be simple price data, or the results of a scan, or more.)

BullCharts has been exporting the data into a CSV file, using the tab character as the field delimiter.
These days this seems to cause a problem for some Microsoft Excel users, because Excel seems to expect the field delimiter to be the comma character, and not a tab character.

We are looking at implementing a program change so that in future, BullCharts will export data to CSV files using the comma character as a delimiter.

Happy to take feedback on this. If anyone heavily uses CSV files, and has some experience with this?
Or perhaps this change might cause a problem for someone?

Happy to listen and discuss

Robert Brain
(forum moderator)

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Robert Brain (Brainy)
Convenor - Australian BullCharts User Group
http://www.RobertBrain.com - Brainy's Share Market Toolbox and BullCharts Tips
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