Convert CSV to tab delimit file in AIX server
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I have a requirement to transform a csv to a tab delimited file.
But the problem is, I have “,” within name field which I need to maintain.
Source:
Amsterdam, “last name, first name”, Europe
Output:
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
aix csv
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
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asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
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1
I have a requirement to transform a csv to a tab delimited file.
But the problem is, I have “,” within name field which I need to maintain.
Source:
Amsterdam, “last name, first name”, Europe
Output:
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
aix csv
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
3
the file contains non-standard quotes
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:17
The source data when you open in Microsoft excel it maintains the data integrity as we’ll as my application which processes it. But this has to be processed by an new application which cannot differentiate between comma as delimiter and comma as part of data. Since it can handle tab delimited I am trying to change it to tab format.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 14:23
do you python installed? also, what's yourawk --version?
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:33
@user2704230 yes, tab-separated is a good alternative. See if you can get whoever is exporting the Excel file for you to select TAB as the delimiter when they export. otherwise your best bet would be to use a language with a real CSV parser (CSV has a lot more quirks and oddities and corner cases than most people think, and it's difficult to handle them all with just regular expressions). perl or python, for example.
– cas
Jan 16 at 14:49
@RomanPerekhrest I am not able to find the version ok awk on my aix server. But I do know that I am using 7.1 version of aix.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 15:12
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I have a requirement to transform a csv to a tab delimited file.
But the problem is, I have “,” within name field which I need to maintain.
Source:
Amsterdam, “last name, first name”, Europe
Output:
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
aix csv
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
I have a requirement to transform a csv to a tab delimited file.
But the problem is, I have “,” within name field which I need to maintain.
Source:
Amsterdam, “last name, first name”, Europe
Output:
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
aix csv
aix csv
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
edited Jan 16 at 14:14
Jeff Schaller
38.7k1053125
38.7k1053125
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
asked Jan 16 at 14:10
user2704230
61
61
3
the file contains non-standard quotes
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:17
The source data when you open in Microsoft excel it maintains the data integrity as we’ll as my application which processes it. But this has to be processed by an new application which cannot differentiate between comma as delimiter and comma as part of data. Since it can handle tab delimited I am trying to change it to tab format.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 14:23
do you python installed? also, what's yourawk --version?
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:33
@user2704230 yes, tab-separated is a good alternative. See if you can get whoever is exporting the Excel file for you to select TAB as the delimiter when they export. otherwise your best bet would be to use a language with a real CSV parser (CSV has a lot more quirks and oddities and corner cases than most people think, and it's difficult to handle them all with just regular expressions). perl or python, for example.
– cas
Jan 16 at 14:49
@RomanPerekhrest I am not able to find the version ok awk on my aix server. But I do know that I am using 7.1 version of aix.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 15:12
add a comment |
3
the file contains non-standard quotes
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:17
The source data when you open in Microsoft excel it maintains the data integrity as we’ll as my application which processes it. But this has to be processed by an new application which cannot differentiate between comma as delimiter and comma as part of data. Since it can handle tab delimited I am trying to change it to tab format.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 14:23
do you python installed? also, what's yourawk --version?
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:33
@user2704230 yes, tab-separated is a good alternative. See if you can get whoever is exporting the Excel file for you to select TAB as the delimiter when they export. otherwise your best bet would be to use a language with a real CSV parser (CSV has a lot more quirks and oddities and corner cases than most people think, and it's difficult to handle them all with just regular expressions). perl or python, for example.
– cas
Jan 16 at 14:49
@RomanPerekhrest I am not able to find the version ok awk on my aix server. But I do know that I am using 7.1 version of aix.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 15:12
3
3
the file contains non-standard quotes
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:17
the file contains non-standard quotes
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:17
The source data when you open in Microsoft excel it maintains the data integrity as we’ll as my application which processes it. But this has to be processed by an new application which cannot differentiate between comma as delimiter and comma as part of data. Since it can handle tab delimited I am trying to change it to tab format.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 14:23
The source data when you open in Microsoft excel it maintains the data integrity as we’ll as my application which processes it. But this has to be processed by an new application which cannot differentiate between comma as delimiter and comma as part of data. Since it can handle tab delimited I am trying to change it to tab format.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 14:23
do you python installed? also, what's your
awk --version?– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:33
do you python installed? also, what's your
awk --version?– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:33
@user2704230 yes, tab-separated is a good alternative. See if you can get whoever is exporting the Excel file for you to select TAB as the delimiter when they export. otherwise your best bet would be to use a language with a real CSV parser (CSV has a lot more quirks and oddities and corner cases than most people think, and it's difficult to handle them all with just regular expressions). perl or python, for example.
– cas
Jan 16 at 14:49
@user2704230 yes, tab-separated is a good alternative. See if you can get whoever is exporting the Excel file for you to select TAB as the delimiter when they export. otherwise your best bet would be to use a language with a real CSV parser (CSV has a lot more quirks and oddities and corner cases than most people think, and it's difficult to handle them all with just regular expressions). perl or python, for example.
– cas
Jan 16 at 14:49
@RomanPerekhrest I am not able to find the version ok awk on my aix server. But I do know that I am using 7.1 version of aix.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 15:12
@RomanPerekhrest I am not able to find the version ok awk on my aix server. But I do know that I am using 7.1 version of aix.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 15:12
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Perhaps something like sed -e 's/, "/t/g' -e 's/", /t/g' < intput_file would help. The sed expressions replace , " with t and ", with t.
answered Oct 24 at 20:44
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Hi with Miller is simple. With
echo 'Amsterdam,"last name, first name",Europe' |
mlr --c2t --implicit-csv-header --headerless-csv-output cat
You have
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
--c2tis forCSV to TSV;
--implicit-csv-headerand--headerless-csv-outputto set that there is no header both input and output
answered 1 hour ago
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Perhaps something like sed -e 's/, "/t/g' -e 's/", /t/g' < intput_file would help. The sed expressions replace , " with t and ", with t.
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Perhaps something like sed -e 's/, "/t/g' -e 's/", /t/g' < intput_file would help. The sed expressions replace , " with t and ", with t.
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Perhaps something like sed -e 's/, "/t/g' -e 's/", /t/g' < intput_file would help. The sed expressions replace , " with t and ", with t.
answered Oct 24 at 20:44
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Perhaps something like sed -e 's/, "/t/g' -e 's/", /t/g' < intput_file would help. The sed expressions replace , " with t and ", with t.
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Hi with Miller is simple. With
echo 'Amsterdam,"last name, first name",Europe' |
mlr --c2t --implicit-csv-header --headerless-csv-output cat
You have
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
--c2tis forCSV to TSV;
--implicit-csv-headerand--headerless-csv-outputto set that there is no header both input and output
answered 1 hour ago
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Hi with Miller is simple. With
echo 'Amsterdam,"last name, first name",Europe' |
mlr --c2t --implicit-csv-header --headerless-csv-output cat
You have
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
--c2tis forCSV to TSV;
--implicit-csv-headerand--headerless-csv-outputto set that there is no header both input and output
answered 1 hour ago
aborruso
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Hi with Miller is simple. With
echo 'Amsterdam,"last name, first name",Europe' |
mlr --c2t --implicit-csv-header --headerless-csv-output cat
You have
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
--c2tis forCSV to TSV;
--implicit-csv-headerand--headerless-csv-outputto set that there is no header both input and output
answered 1 hour ago
aborruso
1215
Hi with Miller is simple. With
echo 'Amsterdam,"last name, first name",Europe' |
mlr --c2t --implicit-csv-header --headerless-csv-output cat
You have
Amsterdamtlast name, first nametEurope
--c2tis forCSV to TSV;
--implicit-csv-headerand--headerless-csv-outputto set that there is no header both input and output
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the file contains non-standard quotes
– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:17
The source data when you open in Microsoft excel it maintains the data integrity as we’ll as my application which processes it. But this has to be processed by an new application which cannot differentiate between comma as delimiter and comma as part of data. Since it can handle tab delimited I am trying to change it to tab format.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 14:23
do you python installed? also, what's your
awk --version?– RomanPerekhrest
Jan 16 at 14:33
@user2704230 yes, tab-separated is a good alternative. See if you can get whoever is exporting the Excel file for you to select TAB as the delimiter when they export. otherwise your best bet would be to use a language with a real CSV parser (CSV has a lot more quirks and oddities and corner cases than most people think, and it's difficult to handle them all with just regular expressions). perl or python, for example.
– cas
Jan 16 at 14:49
@RomanPerekhrest I am not able to find the version ok awk on my aix server. But I do know that I am using 7.1 version of aix.
– user2704230
Jan 16 at 15:12