Re: multiline CSV fields

From: Patrick B Kelly <pbk(at)patrickbkelly(dot)org>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: multiline CSV fields
Date: 2004-11-11 16:53:00
Message-ID: 25708AC0-3402-11D9-B14C-000A958A3956@patrickbkelly.org
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On Nov 10, 2004, at 6:10 PM, Andrew Dunstan wrote:

> The last really isn't an option, because the whole point of CSVs is to
> play with other programs, and my understanding is that those that
> understand multiline fields (e.g. Excel) expect them not to be
> escaped, and do not produce them escaped.
>

Actually, when I try to export a sheet with multi-line cells from
excel, it tells me that this feature is incompatible with the CSV
format and will not include them in the CSV file.

Patrick B. Kelly
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