- From: Andy Seaborne <andy@apache.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:57:02 +0000
- To: public-csv-wg@w3.org
On 12/02/14 10:34, Jeni Tennison wrote: > Hi all, > > I’ve made a start on documenting a core syntax for “CSV+”, including some analysis of the RFC4180, the Simple Data Format, and the behaviour of Excel and Google Spreadsheets. This is at: > > http://w3c.github.io/csvw/syntax/ > >There’s more needed here, and several issues flagged. Discuss! OK ... Comment of whitespace and appearance padding triggered by: """ The first line of a CSV+ file MUST contain a comma-separated list of names of columns. """ Data from a spreadsheet that itself is used for showing data can involve additional padding : a title, blank lines, blank columns. Maybe we need to focus on this more data-centric style. ---------------------- ,,, ,,TITLE, ,,, ,Sales region ,Quarter,Sales ,North,Q1,15 ,,Q2,25 ,,Q3,16 ,,Q4,180 ,South,Q1,18 ,,Q2,25 ,,Q3,13 ,,Q4,99 ---------------------- Andy > > Cheers, > > Jeni > -- > Jeni Tennison > http://www.jenitennison.com/ >
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