Re: CSV extension status

[Manuel Collado]

El 18/05/2021 a las 17:58, Neil R. Ormos escribió:
> What would be really useful to me would be a
> facility that transparently and efficiently treats
> real-world CSV input as though the equivalent
> input had been received as FS-separated input,
> with sensible handling of embedded newlines.  By
> "transparent" I mean with the same side-effects
> and without additional vexatious restrictions.

That is exactly the goal of gawk-csv with CSVMODE=1, and CSVMODE with 
CSVMODE=-1. The original CSV notation is discarded and clean text field 
values are delivered, separated by a suitable OFS mark (null char, or 
SUBSEP, to prevent interference with real-world data).

Regards.

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