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While 33 and 34 are true (33. Excel is a good tool for working with CSVs 34. Excel is an OK tool for working with CSVs), there is one reality that makes them ir
by roel_v 9y ago
While 33 and 34 are true (33. Excel is a good tool for working with CSVs 34. Excel is an OK tool for working with CSVs), there is one reality that makes them irrelevant: when working with data that is in any way or form touched manually during its lifespan (that includes 'looking at it'), dealing with Excel is inevitable.
- jameshart 9y agoRight, the more important widely-held falsehood is "If you tell people not to edit your CSV file in Excel, they won't."
- brusch64 9y agoI never understood why Excel doesn't work easily with Unicode CSV files. Well I know the workaround, but I still don't understand why they don't improve the handling of CSV files.