On Sat, Dec 09, 2006 at 09:42:40PM -0600, Paul Watson wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I am new to python and old to coding (as in I did it a long time > > ago). I've got a task that cries out for a scripted solution -- > > importing chunks of ASCII data dumps from a point-of-sale system into > > an openoffice.org spreadsheet. What a great chance for me to get my > > coding skills back and learn python too! > > The openoffice.org spreadsheet tool can read a CSV file. How about > producing that first, just so you have something that works. I agree, > this sounds like a nice way to dive into Python, but you might want > something that works first, even if it is not elegant.
absolutely a good idea. I'm just thinking back to when I automated this under windows/quattro pro/whatever-corel's-script is and wanted to return those blissful days. But I suppose, modularising the thing properly, I could but whatever "backend" into it I want. (seems funny to use the idea of a backend with something so trivial. And I still want to get ooopy working. I feel there is something simple and fundamental I am missing here in getting this working at the most basic level. thanks A
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