Is there a CSV (comma separated variables) generator program (freeware or
not). I'd like something to be able to use the headers then tab from field
to field and when I save it, the commas are generated. Maybe I'm asking the
impossible or maybe you don't even understand what I need. ???

The restulting data would be input to a books database and an household
inventory database.

TIA

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On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:31:24 -0700, "Sweet Andy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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>Is there a CSV (comma separated variables) generator program (freeware or
>not). I'd like something to be able to use the headers then tab from field
>to field and when I save it, the commas are generated. Maybe I'm asking the
>impossible or maybe you don't even understand what I need. ???

>The restulting data would be input to a books database and an household
>inventory database.

Open Office. Spreadsheet programs can export to csv format.

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:31:24 -0700, "Sweet Andy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Is there a CSV (comma separated variables) generator program (freeware or
>not). I'd like something to be able to use the headers

"Use the headers" ? What headers ? Where are they coming from ? How
about giving us an example of what you are talking about ?

>then tab from field
>to field and when I save it, the commas are generated. Maybe I'm asking the
>impossible or maybe you don't even understand what I need. ???

Possibly the latter ?

>The restulting data would be input to a books database and an household
>inventory database.

>TIA

Okay, maybe a "search and replace" process (in a text editor) might
work ? Replace spaces with a space and comma ?

It would depend on how big your data source was. If <100 records you
could probably manually correct any mistakes. If more possibly not.

Another option would be to import into a spreadsheet program and save
as a CSV file.

Regards, John.

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"Sweet Andy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Is there a CSV (comma separated variables) generator program (freeware or
> not). I'd like something to be able to use the headers then tab from field
> to field and when I save it, the commas are generated. Maybe I'm asking the
> impossible or maybe you don't even understand what I need. ???

I am not sure what your 'headers' are, but CSVEd can import tab
delimited files and save files with commas as delimiters. It's
probably the best free csv editor.
http://home.hccnet.nl/s.j.francke/t2t/text2table.htm

S.O. Meone

S.O. Meone wrote:
> "Sweet Andy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>Is there a CSV (comma separated variables) generator program (freeware or
>>not). I'd like something to be able to use the headers then tab from field
>>to field and when I save it, the commas are generated. Maybe I'm asking the
>>impossible or maybe you don't even understand what I need. ???

> I am not sure what your 'headers' are, but CSVEd can import tab
> delimited files and save files with commas as delimiters. It's
> probably the best free csv editor.
> http://home.hccnet.nl/s.j.francke/t2t/text2table.htm

Another suggestion along those same lines. I create .csv files with
dbEdit fairly often -> copy tab delimited data (from a spreadsheet),
import it into dbEdit via the clipboard. Very quick, very easy. You
can (of course) also create .csv files directly in dbEdit. . .

Program: dbEdit
Author: Paul Lutus
Ware: (Requestware) unsupported
http://www.arachnoid.com/
http://www.arachnoid.com/dbedit/index.html
version 3.4 (511 KB) (10/31/2001)
http://www.arachnoid.com/dbedit/dbedit.exe

Susan
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Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Program: dbEdit

I used that but now prefer CSVEd.
dbEdit is ancient abandonware :-( .

S.O. Meone

S.O. Meone wrote:
> Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>Program: dbEdit

> I used that but now prefer CSVEd.

I have yet to try CSVed (any minute now). . .

> dbEdit is ancient abandonware :-( .

Yeah but. . . using dbEdit for the particular task the OP asked about
is very easy -> select tab delimited text, copy, open dbEdit, select
"import from clipboard", save the file.

Is it easier or harder to accomplish that task in CSVed?

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> S.O. Meone wrote:
>> Susan Bugher <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>>Program: dbEdit
>
>> I used that but now prefer CSVEd.
>
> I have yet to try CSVed (any minute now). . .
>
>> dbEdit is ancient abandonware :-( .
>
> Yeah but. . . using dbEdit for the particular task the OP asked about is
> very easy -> select tab delimited text, copy, open dbEdit, select "import
> from clipboard", save the file.
>
> Is it easier or harder to accomplish that task in CSVed?
>
> Susan
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CSVed seems to me to be an upgrade of dbEdit, from the same people. As far
as I can tell, it does the same job and is an excellent program. There may
be some improvements which I have not noticed.

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Frank Bohan wrote:

> CSVed seems to me to be an upgrade of dbEdit, from the same people.

nope - different authors.

CSVed Author: Sam Franke
dbEdit Author: Paul Lutus

As far
> as I can tell, it does the same job and is an excellent program. There may
> be some improvements which I have not noticed.

gonna try it RSN. . .

> Photons have mass? -- I didn't even know they were Catholic.

ROTFLOL

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"Frank Bohan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> CSVed seems to me to be an upgrade of dbEdit, from the same people. As far
> as I can tell, it does the same job and is an excellent program. There may
> be some improvements which I have not noticed.

For a start you can use a variety of delimiters and safe to HTML, XML,
RTF, Word and it's not abandonware. I prefer the sorting in dbEdit
though.

S.O. Meone