com.mindprod.csv
Class CSVDump

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.mindprod.csv.CSVDump

public final class CSVDump
extends java.lang.Object

display a csv file with fields separated with |.

Use: java.exe com.mindprod.CSVDump somefile.csv

Since:
1998
Version:
3.4 2010-12-03 - add CSV2SRS
Author:
Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products

Constructor Summary
CSVDump(java.io.File file, char separator, char quote, java.lang.String commentChars)
          Dump CSV file.
 
Method Summary
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          Simple command line interface to CSVPack.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

CSVDump

public CSVDump(java.io.File file,
               char separator,
               char quote,
               java.lang.String commentChars)
        throws java.io.IOException
Dump CSV file.

Parameters:
file - CSV file to be dumped
separator - field separator character, usually ',' in North America, ';' in Europe and sometimes '\t' for tab.
quote - char to use to enclose fields containing a separator, usually '\"'. Use (char)0 if you don't want a quote character.
commentChars - characters that mark the start of a comment, usually "#", but can be multiple chars. Note this is a "string" not a 'char'.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if problems reading file
Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
Simple command line interface to CSVPack. Packs one csv file whose name is on the command line. Must have extension .csv
Use java com.mindprod.CSVPack somefile.csv

Parameters:
args - name of csv file to remove excess quotes and space