CSV and delimited formats

Exchanging file formats and markup languages

Published on November 30, 2004 By woodsix In Internet

Delimited files and web pages are interchangeable with GRML when using certain web browsers. This is true for CSV files, too. CSV is a specific type of delimited file, namely a comma delimited file. It is possible to take any delimited file, open it, with say, Pioneer Report MDI, and save it in GRML. Since they both use columns and results to organize data, there is no problem reading, displaying, or saving these files or web pages using the same file or web browser.

While they both share many characteristics, there are important differences. GRML supports all the features of delimited files or web pages and adds features of its own. One significant feature of GRML is the use of dimensions. This is something completely missing from delimited files and web pages. But, it makes sense. Delimited files and web pages are designed to be as simple as possible.

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