[gdal-dev] [OSGeo-Standards] CSV spatial data on the web

[Jeremy Palmer]

We have all sorts or data within our fields, including pipe - think free description text field where users cut and paste all sorts of stuff!


Cheers
Jeremy

> On 17/02/2016, at 11:58 PM, Johan Van de Wauw <johan.vandewauw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 11:31 AM, Stefan Keller <sfkeller at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Jeremy
>>
>>> However looking at the GeoCSV specification it would be a step
>>> backwards for our users due to the field delimiter being semicolon.
>>
>> Semicolon is well supported in software.
>> Tab is poorly supported in some text editors.
>> Comma is heavy used in number values in european countries.
>> What delimiter do you prefer and why?
>
> I would choose a delimiter which is uncommon in text. Eg pipe "|"
> seems a reasonable choice.


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