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Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter

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Anton Shepelev wrote:

[snip]
> Using regex to read CSV crazy, and using `scanf' is
> unnecessary.  CSV is by design so simple
> 
>             https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180
[snip]

Unfortunately, you (appear to) misunderstand the content and purpose of that 
RFC. 

From RFC 4180:

* "This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind."

* "While there are various specifications and implementations for the
   CSV format (for ex. [4], [5], [6] and [7]), there is no formal
   specification in existence, which allows for a wide variety of
   interpretations of CSV files."

  "[4]  Repici, J., "HOW-TO: The Comma Separated Value (CSV) File
        Format", 2004,
        <http://www.creativyst.com/Doc/Articles/CSV/CSV01.htm>.

   [5]  Edoceo, Inc., "CSV Standard File Format", 2004,
        <http://www.edoceo.com/utilis/csv-file-format.php>.

   [6]  Rodger, R. and O. Shanaghy, "Documentation for Ricebridge CSV
        Manager", February 2005,
        <http://www.ricebridge.com/products/csvman/reference.htm>.

   [7]  Raymond, E., "The Art of Unix Programming, Chapter 5", September
        2003,
        <http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/taoup/html/ch05s02.html>."

With respect to the CSV format, he key phrases from RFC 4180 are
 "does not specify an Internet standard of any kind"
and
 "there is no formal specification in existence"

The RFC does not "set a standard", but instead documents an apparent
minimum common subset of a variety of differing CSV specifications
and implementations.

CSV has no single "design", and cannot be described as "so simple".

However, if you are content to re-implement a minimum, mostly-universally-
compatable CSV parser, you /can/ do so easily in C.

-- 
Lew Pitcher
"In Skills, We Trust"

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Scanf and Comma Delimiter F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-01-21 20:34 +0000
  Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-21 21:40 +0100
    Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2020-01-21 13:04 -0800
      Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-21 21:34 +0000
    Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2020-01-22 13:37 +0300
      Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-01-22 11:46 +0000
        Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> - 2020-01-22 15:25 +0300
        Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-22 14:02 +0000
          Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-22 20:13 +0000
      Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-22 15:00 +0000
      Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2020-01-29 11:10 -0500
  Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-21 20:51 +0000
  Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-21 21:31 +0000
    Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-22 00:03 -0500
  Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-01-21 13:43 -0800
    Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-01-21 22:32 +0000
      Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2020-01-21 23:20 +0000
      Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-01-21 23:15 -0800
  Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-22 00:30 -0500
  Re: Scanf and Comma Delimiter Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2020-01-22 11:45 -0800

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