i wouldn't consider csv/tsv any good for storing mailgroup posts...
i use it for ordering item lists, storing measured values etc. but i don't
think a mailgroup text
will fit well into cells....
i guess it is like writing a book in ms excel (or starcalc or......)
only my opinion....
regards
stefan
On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 20:58:28 +0100, Stuart Winsor
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stuartwinsor@...> wrote:
> In article <bgjdho+pg27@...>,
> Steve <alienrelics@...> wrote:
>
>> What are TSV and CSV?
>
> .tsv and .csv. Tab separated variable and comma separated variable. About
> the most basic file format you can get for data. The information from the
> fields or cells is output to a file with a Tab character or comma used to
> separate the data. Pretty much any program can understand it; you can
> even
> load it into Word, which can be useful at times though you need to turn
> on
> the feature that allows you to "see" the Tab characters for best results.
>
> If you do "save as" from something like Excell you'll see them as
> available file types in the list.
>
> .tsv is probaly better as commas can occur naturally in data/text.
>
> Probably off topic for this group but the moderator asked..... :-)
>
>> There's a program called PersonalGroupware that can download all
>> messages, files, etc. or only selected by date, thread, or poster.
>
>> He's got it off his website right now for updating. He's just offered
>> to send me a beta version to test. I'll let you know.
>
> Noted.
>
> Regards
> Stuart.
>