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Are CSV files supposed to be readable?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 4:24 am
by johnsopa
The CSV files that I'm exporting and emailing are not readable using a text editor (notepad, notepad++, etc.). Should they be?
I'm trying to import them into Dashware since v19 is crashing when overlaying on my iPhone 6 running IOS9.
Re: Are CSV files supposed to be readable?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 2:25 pm
by Harry
They are readable, but will be difficult to read for humans. There are better tools around than plain text editors which make the column visible.
In case you CSV file came with a .csv.gz extension, it is compressed. Before reading it, please uncompress it using gunzip or another gz compatible tool.
- Harry
Re: Are CSV files supposed to be readable?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:43 am
by johnsopa
So, when I export the data from HLT (iPhone 6, IOS9) in CSV format and choose the email option, the files are sent with the CSV extension but are not readable -- i.e., the contents are not plain text comma separated.
When I choose the dropbox method, the files are fine (readable and importable).
Re: Are CSV files supposed to be readable?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:51 am
by Harry
Yes, another indicator the csv file you are looking at is compressed. When exporting using mail, files are compressed in case they are big. For Dropbox they are not compressed. In case the extension is not .csv.gz for the binary file, please rename the file to xy.csv.gz and uncompressed it. It is probably a problem with your mail software screwing things up.
Harry