| Re: Send .csv file to browser [message #170044 is a reply to message #170039] |
Thu, 07 October 2010 02:55   |
Peter H. Coffin
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Registered: September 2010
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On Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:28:30 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 10/6/2010 12:25 PM, Peter H. Coffin wrote:
>> On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:11:24 -0400, sheldonlg wrote:
>>>
>>> WGAS? Why does something have to be "elegent"? All it has to do is:
>>>
>>> 1 - Work reliably.
>>> 2 - Be maintainable.
>>>
>>> Besides, haven't you ever heard of K.I.S.S. or Occam's razor?
>>>
>>> (WGAS means "who gives a shit").
>>
>> 'cause the method fails miserably at 1.
>>
>> --------------------------
>> $ cat foo.php
>> <?php
>> $recs = array();
>> $recs[] = "This is the first line.";
>> $recs[] = "Line the second, number 2.";
>> $recs[] = "Line 3, continuing.";
>> print_r($recs);
>> $line = implode(',', $recs);
>> print_r($line);
>> ?>
>> $ php -f foo.php
>> Array
>> (
>> [0] => This is the first line.
>> [1] => Line the second, number 2.
>> [2] => Line 3, continuing.
>> )
>> This is the first line.,Line the second, number 2.,Line 3, continuing.$
>> --------------------------
>>
>> How many variable columns are there in that output. Three? Five? None?
>>
> Which has the same problem as Sheldon's - parsing the .csv will give:
>
> This is the first line.
> Line the second
> number 2
> Line 3
> continuing.
Exactly. implode()ing with commas makes suck-tastic CSV. fputcsv() is
not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better, and (combining with clever
file handles like $fh = fopen("php://output", 'w'); ) doesn't take all
that much more code to implement.
--
72. If all the heroes are standing together around a strange device and
begin to taunt me, I will pull out a conventional weapon instead of
using my unstoppable superweapon on them.
--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord
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