com.mindprod.csv
Class CSVPack
java.lang.Object
com.mindprod.csv.CSVPack
public final class CSVPack
- extends java.lang.Object
pack a CSV File as densely as possible, removing excess space and commas.
Use: java.exe com.mindprod.CSVPack somefile.csv
- Since:
- 1998
- Version:
- 3.7 2011-02-17 tidy up the label comment
- Author:
- Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products
Constructor Summary |
CSVPack(java.io.File file,
char separatorChar,
char quoteChar,
char commentChar,
java.lang.String encoding)
pack a CSV file, constructor. |
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 |
CSVPack
public CSVPack(java.io.File file,
char separatorChar,
char quoteChar,
char commentChar,
java.lang.String encoding)
throws java.io.IOException
- pack a CSV file, constructor. Just create. There are no methods to call.
- Parameters:
file
- CSV file to be packed to remove excess space and quotes.separatorChar
- field separator character, usually ',' in North America, ';' in Europe and sometimes '\t' for
tab.quoteChar
- char to use to enclose fields containing a separator, usually '\"'. Use (char)0 if
you don't want a quote character.commentChar
- char to use to introduce comments. Use (char) 0 if none. Only one character allowed.encoding
- encoding of input and output.
- Throws:
java.io.IOException
- if problems reading/writing file
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