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   Hans Bezemer to minforth   
   Re: Back & Forth - CSV is dead, long liv   
   20 Nov 25 15:20:07   
   
   From: the.beez.speaks@gmail.com   
      
   On 20-11-2025 12:18, minforth wrote:   
   > Am 20.11.2025 um 11:48 schrieb albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl:   
   >>    
   >>> TSV avoids most issues because tabs rarely appear naturally in data   
   >>> fields.   
   >> Shit, it is based on tabs? That damns it in my view. Wish I knew that   
   >> earlier. And you commented that newlines are present in CSV fields?   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>> Overall, TSV offers a simpler, safer, and more reliable alternative   
   >>> to CSV.   
   >> Agree to disagree. Newlines are invisible, but at least you know they are   
   >> there. tabs are the silent killers.   
   >   
   > FWIW Excel can export tables directly in TSV format. This can sometimes   
   > be very useful, especially when you get number series with commas as   
   > decimal points.   
      
   You're completely right. IIRC, they call it "*.txt" files. Libreoffice   
   only offers what are technically "CSV with tabs".   
      
   Hans Bezemer   
      
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