Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-07 Thread Jaap Keuter
Hi, On Wed, 7 Feb 2007, Ulf Lamping wrote: > Hi List! > > There seems to be some confusion about the csv format in general, and I > guess about our export implementation as well. > > Therefore I've added a Wiki page > (http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/CSVExport) where information can > be co

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Andreas Moroder
> I understand from the thread that there might be a need to use other > characters than TAB or COMMA as delimiters, i.e, the PIPE, the > SEMI-COLON or whatever. The best would be to let the user choose one of the non alfanumerical characters except " and ' Bye Andreas __

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Andreas Moroder
Joerg Mayer schrieb: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 11:28:37AM -0800, Stephen Fisher wrote: > >>How about we add an option for tab separated columns? > > > Maybe. One question I'd like to resolve first though: How do > spreadsheets (calc, excel, whatever) handle that case - maybe there is > some sort

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Ulf Lamping
Hi List! There seems to be some confusion about the csv format in general, and I guess about our export implementation as well. Therefore I've added a Wiki page (http://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/CSVExport) where information can be collected - please don't add information that you *think*

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Luis Ontanon
On 2/6/07, Stephen Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 08:27:26PM +0100, Joerg Mayer wrote: > > > I don't think so: If we print the character that is used to separate > > the fields inside a field, then we'll either need to allow users to > > change the separator or we'll ne

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Luis Ontanon
Ack On 2/6/07, Joerg Mayer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 01:47:49PM +0100, Jaap Keuter wrote: > > I'm sorry but your barking up the wrong tree here. If this is true then go > > ask Bill to have access read COMMA SEPERATED VALUE aka .csv files > > regardless of locale. > > I

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Kadner, Uwe [CCC-OT_IT]
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guy Harris > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 22:03 > To: Community support list for Wireshark > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export > > >

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Guy Harris
On Feb 6, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Kadner, Uwe [CCC-OT_IT] wrote: > Excel in its default expects to see a delimited file, separated by > [TAB]. But, to be honest, I think one of the best alternatives would > be > to add an option where the user can select what character to use as > the > delimiter.

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Kadner, Uwe [CCC-OT_IT]
age- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Joerg Mayer > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 20:35 > To: Community support list for Wireshark > Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export > > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 11:28

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Jaap Keuter
Hi, A simple "export csv" test shows: 1. All fields are enclosed with double quotes 2. fields are seperated by comma's IMHO, that assures a portable format. Thanx, Jaap On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Guy Harris wrote: > Joerg Mayer wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 01:47:49PM +0100, Jaap Keuter wrote: >

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Guy Harris
Joerg Mayer wrote: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 01:47:49PM +0100, Jaap Keuter wrote: >> I'm sorry but your barking up the wrong tree here. If this is true then go >> ask Bill to have access read COMMA SEPERATED VALUE aka .csv files >> regardless of locale. > > I don't think so: If we print the charac

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Joerg Mayer
On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 11:28:37AM -0800, Stephen Fisher wrote: > How about we add an option for tab separated columns? Maybe. One question I'd like to resolve first though: How do spreadsheets (calc, excel, whatever) handle that case - maybe there is some sort of "standard" that would allow us to

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Stephen Fisher
On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 08:27:26PM +0100, Joerg Mayer wrote: > I don't think so: If we print the character that is used to separate > the fields inside a field, then we'll either need to allow users to > change the separator or we'll need to surround the whole value by "", > because no importin

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Joerg Mayer
On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 01:47:49PM +0100, Jaap Keuter wrote: > I'm sorry but your barking up the wrong tree here. If this is true then go > ask Bill to have access read COMMA SEPERATED VALUE aka .csv files > regardless of locale. I don't think so: If we print the character that is used to separate

Re: [Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Jaap Keuter
Hi, I'm sorry but your barking up the wrong tree here. If this is true then go ask Bill to have access read COMMA SEPERATED VALUE aka .csv files regardless of locale. Thanx, Jaap On Tue, 6 Feb 2007, Andreas Moroder wrote: > Hello, > > maybe this is not the right mailing list, but I don't like t

[Wireshark-users] Modification request: csv export

2007-02-06 Thread Andreas Moroder
Hello, maybe this is not the right mailing list, but I don't like to post to the developers list as non developer. Actually when wireshark creates .csv export files it puts the "," as separator between the field. On european PC the "," is the decimal separator and programs like access cannot i