com.mindprod.csv
Class CSVTabToComma
java.lang.Object
com.mindprod.csv.CSVTabToComma
public final class CSVTabToComma
- extends java.lang.Object
Converts tab-separated CSV file to a comma-separated CSV file.
Use: java.exe com.mindprod.CSVTabToComma somefile.csv
- Since:
- 2008-05-28
- Version:
- 3.6 2011-01-25 allow you to specify encoding
- Author:
- Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products
Constructor Summary |
CSVTabToComma(java.io.File file,
char separatorChar,
char quoteChar,
char commentChar,
java.lang.String encoding)
covert a tab-delimited to comma-delimited CSV file, constructor. |
Method Summary |
static void |
main(java.lang.String[] args)
Simple command line interface to CSVTabToComma, Converts tabs to commas is csv file whose name is on the command line. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
CSVTabToComma
public CSVTabToComma(java.io.File file,
char separatorChar,
char quoteChar,
char commentChar,
java.lang.String encoding)
throws java.io.IOException
- covert a tab-delimited to comma-delimited CSV file, constructor. Just create. There are no methods to call.
- Parameters:
file
- CSV file to be packed to remove excess space and quotes.separatorChar
- field separator character, usually ',' in North America, ';' in Europe and sometimes '\t' for
tab for the output file. It is tab for the input file.
Note this is a 'char' not a "string".quoteChar
- character used to quote fields containing awkward chars.commentChar
- char to use to introduce comments. Use (char) 0 if none. Only one character allowed.
Note this is a 'char' not a "string". For output file. No comment presumed in input file.encoding
- encoding of input and output.
- Throws:
java.io.IOException
- if problems reading/writing file
main
public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
- Simple command line interface to CSVTabToComma, Converts tabs to commas is csv file whose name is on the command line. Must have
extension .csv
Use java com.mindprod.CSVTabToComma somefile.csv . You can use CSVTabToComma constructor
in your own programs.
- Parameters:
args
- name of csv file to remove excess quotes and space