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Can CSV files have different delimiters?

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  1. How does CSV determine delimiter?
  2. What is the typical delimiter for a CSV formatted file?
  3. Are all CSV files comma delimited?
A CSV file stores data in rows and the values in each row is separated with a separator, also known as a delimiter. Although the file is defined as Comma Separated Values, the delimiter could be anything. The most common delimiters are: a comma (,), a semicolon (;), a tab (\t), a space ( ) and a pipe (|).


How does CSV determine delimiter?

Here's what I do.1Parse the first 5 lines of a CSV file.2Count the number of delimiters [commas, tabs, semicolons and colons] in each line.3Compare the number of delimiters in each line. If you have a properly formatted CSV, then one of the delimiter counts will match in each row.how to find out if csv file fields are tab delimited or comma delimited

What is the typical delimiter for a CSV formatted file?

CSV is a simple format for representing a rectangular array (matrix) of numeric and textual values. It an example of a "flat file" format. It is a delimited data format that has fields/columns separated by the comma character %x2C (Hex 2C) and records/rows/lines separated by characters indicating a line break.

Are all CSV files comma delimited?

A CSV is a comma-separated values file, which allows data to be saved in a tabular format. CSVs look like a garden-variety spreadsheet but with a . csv extension. CSV files can be used with most any spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheets.

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