From: Geoff <samekh@...>
Date: 2006-03-18T03:38:47+09:00
Subject: Re: csv updater

>>If you go back and look at my last message, I used the puts version
to create a file (using redirection).  That's a pretty flexible
trick, probably worth getting the hang of.

I'll have to look into that. When I run that code it does not modify my
file, just puts to the shell. Sounds like a good trick, which I'll
certainly look into.

>>The main problem with your new version is that you are using CSV to
manage the output file, but it order to enforce quoting we had to
roll our own solution (the CSV file format does not require it for
the examples you are showing).  Switching to a normal file should get
you going:

Ah.. works perfectly!

Thanks a ton for your help on this! I think I've learned more by trying
to solve this problem than I have the whole time reading tutorials and
such.

Geoff