From: Marcus Mitchell Date: 2009-07-09T19:59:10+09:00 Subject: Re: FasterCSV: preserving quoted strings Bil Kleb wrote: > On Feb 26, 2:08�pm, James Gray wrote: >> >> Well, then you don't really want a CSV parser. >> >> Quotes in CSV data are used to indicate field grouping. �In other � >> words, they are metadata about the content and it doesn't make sense � >> for a parser to return those to you. �It's like how an XML parser � >> wouldn't give you the equals sign used to set a tag attribute. > > Ah, OK. That clears things up. > > Thanks, or use :force_quotes => true when FasterCSV.open or FasterCSV.new -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.