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If it's for my own programs, I use pipe (|) separated values. They're visually appropriate and even less likely than tabs.
by emmelaich 9y ago
If it's for my own programs, I use pipe (|) separated values.
They're visually appropriate and even less likely than tabs.
- spc476 9y agoASCII does contain control characters set aside for record and unit separators (codes 30 and 31 respectively). Sometimes I wish they got more use than they do.
- Pxtl 9y agoExcept pipe is really easy to get as a typo. It's right next to the enter key. And then you're dealing with escaping characters and before you know if you've rolled your own file format. Been there. Use a lib that implements a documented standard, even a bad one. Only problem is Excel, which basically standardizes on CSV and occasionally mangles your data into malformed dates because reasons anyways.