Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays

From	Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays
Date	2016-12-16 10:01 +0000
Organization	Fix this later
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On 16/12/16 09:19, Alla _ wrote:
> On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 10:31:28 PM UTC+3, Richard Heathfield wrote:
>> On 15/12/16 17:25, Alla _ wrote:
>> <snip>
>>> Please, take a look at two versions of csv file I have posted in the first message:
>>> the first one does have that trailing comma, and the second doesn't.
>>> The first version has two trailing zeros, the second has one trailing zero;
>>> I think that the zero I see when processing your file comes from the
>>> newline character, which is all right because I don't stop the loop before
>>> the '\n'.
>>
>> I'm going to show you four sets of test data, and four sets of results.
>>
>> The first set of test data is the CSV file I sent you.
>> The second set is your first CSV file (the uppermost one in your article).
>> The third set is your second CSV file (the lowermost one in your article).
>> The fourth set is a CSV file that I have modified to illustrate a point,
>> which we'll come to in its proper place.
>>
>> First, the test data I sent you:
>>
>> ++++ inc_st_test.csv ++++
>> Income Statement,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
>> Sales,1062,1252,1587,1934,2519
>> Cost of Goods Sold,654,814,1009,1190,1499
>>    Gross Profit,408,438,578,744,1020
>> "Selling, General, and Admin Exp",254,271,364,454,576
>>    Operating Income before Depr,154,167,214,290,444
>> Depreciation and Amortization,25,31,38,52,70
>>    Operating Profit,129,136,176,238,374
>> Interest Expense,4,3,3,1,4
>> Other Gains and Losses,0,7,10,0,-1
>>    Pretax Income,125,126,163,237,371
>> Income Tax Expense,55,52,65,92,141
>>    Net Income,70,74,98,145,230
>> ++++ end of inc_st_test.csv ++++
>>
>> Results (first 5 lines only):
>> (1) Income Statement,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
>> (1.1) buffer length = 42
>> (2) Income Statement
>> (2.2) buffer length = 25
>> (3) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
>>
>> Note the ABSENCE of trailing 0s in those results.
>>
> Great. We are working with exactly the same file,
> and you don't get any trailing zeros, while I get one
> - see in (3).

But I'm using the same code as you, so clearly we are /not/ using 
exactly the same file.

Barry Schwarz has suggested that you may have a trailing space in your 
data, which wouldn't show up on Usenet, and he says (presumably after 
trying it out) that this will produce the symptom you are describing.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 05:05 -0800
  Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 13:48 +0000
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 08:22 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 16:28 +0000
        Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 09:25 -0800
          Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 19:31 +0000
            Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 01:19 -0800
              Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 10:01 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 02:43 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 11:03 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 03:08 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-12-18 03:32 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2016-12-16 17:09 -0800
            Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 01:25 -0800
              Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 10:11 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 02:45 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-16 09:54 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 17:56 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-12-16 18:02 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 03:06 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 11:28 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-16 12:02 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 12:41 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-16 13:40 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 14:03 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-16 13:03 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-16 15:04 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-16 15:26 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-16 17:01 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 04:18 -0800
  Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 14:12 +0000
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-15 16:14 +0100
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 15:37 +0000
        Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-15 23:20 +0100
          Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 23:27 +0000
            Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-16 12:10 +0100
              Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 11:43 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-16 14:01 +0100
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 13:12 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-16 14:57 +0100
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-15 16:30 +0000
        Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 16:36 +0000
          Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-15 23:29 +0100
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 08:26 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 16:33 +0000
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 08:32 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 16:37 +0000
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-15 12:17 -0800
        Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 01:33 -0800
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-15 12:23 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-15 20:39 +0000
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-15 21:13 +0000
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 00:39 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 08:54 +0000
        Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 01:09 -0800
          Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 09:32 +0000
            Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 01:51 -0800
              Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 10:08 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-16 11:09 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 03:16 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 03:20 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-16 09:48 -0800
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-12-16 17:55 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-12-20 11:53 +0000
                Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 11:33 +0000
            Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-16 09:46 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-01-03 15:38 -0500
  Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2016-12-15 12:36 -0800
    Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 01:44 -0800
      Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 10:04 +0000
        Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Alla _ <modelling.data@gmail.com> - 2016-12-16 03:14 -0800
          Re: Program to read csv file, store characters and numbers in separate arrays Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-16 11:46 +0000

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