CSV - text format for data exchange
CSV (
Comma-separated values) is a simple file format designed for exchange of tabular data. The file in
CSV format contains rows with individual items separated by comma (,) character. Item values can be enclosed in quotation marks ("), allowing the item text to contain a comma. If the text of the item contains quotation marks then these are doubled.
Because in some languages the comma character is used in numbers as a decimal separator, there are variants that use a different separator character, most often semicolon (;) or tab.
Example:
There is a table of data:
| boiler1 | 89.5 | On, Functional |
|---|
| boiler2 | 77.8 | On, Functional |
|---|
| boiler3 | 21.9 | Error, Unfunctional |
|---|
This table can be written in
CSV as follows:
boiler1,89.5,"On, Functional"
boiler2,77.8,"On, Functional"
boiler3,21.9,"Error, Unfunctional"
CSV support in the PROMOTIC system
Scripting methods for runtime:
Support in the development environment: