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Posted by comp.lang.tcl on 11/27/06 22:59
Bryan Oakley wrote:
> comp.lang.tcl wrote:
> >
> > BTW I use XML and not CSV because I would have to rewrite too much of
> > the site to handle CSV instead of XML, and BTW did I mention that I
> > have no idea how to handle CSV via TCL in the first place, much less
> > XML?
>
> The one thing CSV has over XML is a greatly (*greatly*) reduced learning
> curve, and a readily available pure tcl tool for parsing it. (CSV stands
> for Comma Separated Values and is just like what it sounds)
>
> > I think that you may have to understand that I am not exactly on the
> > same learning curve with the rest of comp.lang.tcl, apparently a gaggle
> > of very seasoned engineers with multiple TCL experience, and I'm this
> > web guy that has ADD. I'm learning as best as I can, but Cameron,
> > please, you're making me drink from a firehose here!
>
> Consider CSV to be a dixie-cup compared to the firehose that is XML.
>
> For that matter, though, if you control the data you might want to
> consider storing the data as a Tcl list in the first place. Then you
> don't have to parse it at all.
I'm not sure how you can store a TCL list as a flat file, please show
me how that would be done.
I'm beginning to think I should stop posting here only because I'm
feeling more and more comparatively dumb here :(
Phil
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