Re: CSV extension status

[Manuel Collado]

El 19/05/2021 a las 17:55, Neil R. Ormos escribió:
> Do either the gawk-csv extension or the CSVMODE library provide fully 
> transparent handling of input records?

Yes. At least I think so.

> Are all of the usual public global variables that are set when a regular record 
> is read set in a parallel fashion, including RT and all the rest?

Yes. At least I think so.

> Are assignments to, for example, $5 transcribed to $0 in exactly the same way 
> they would be in the regular case?

Yes. At least I think so.

> Can fields contain NUL=$00 characters?

No. Not according to RFC 4180. The only control chars allowed in CSV 
fields are CR (\r) and LF (\n).

> (I'm just trying to understand how the extension and library work, not 
> criticising design decisions, which I assume were made for good reasons.)

Please don't hesitate to ask for details, if you like. I can provide 
examples of each feature.

Regards.
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