Re: Notepad++ plug-in to validate CSV data

This definitely seems like a useful tool, but does it make use of the CSVW metadata standards? If it is part of the CSVW ecosystem, we could possibly add an entry to the group homepage to highlight it for those that might be interested.

If there is a C# implementation of the CSVW specs, that would be good to note, as well.

Gregg Kellogg
gregg@greggkellogg.net

> On Oct 28, 2021, at 1:02 AM, Bas de Reuver <bdr1976@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I saw the website of the CSV for web hasn't been updated in a long time https://www.w3.org/community/csvw/ <https://www.w3.org/community/csvw/> but if anyone is interested, I've created a plug-in for Notepad++ that can validate csv files.
> 
> Initially it was just for checking datetime/decimal formatting errors. It can detect datatypes and validate the data, and in the most recent update it also has syntax highlighting for the columns. It even works with fixed width files (not sure if anyone still uses those) and can reformat the data to different csv formats.
> 
> Feel free to check it out here, and if you can let me know what you think.
> https://github.com/BdR76/CSVLint/ <https://github.com/BdR76/CSVLint/>
> 
> cheers,
> Bas de Reuver (The Netherlands)