I was able to import rows which have minimal quotes, using the default import settings. Here is a sample row which worked for me:
Atlanta,4214,GANGV19175,GANGV1917,S2C1,437,RBS6601W,"15-B Gainesville_3C",F3,NRCSGAJTCRBR12,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,No,Yes,Yes,Yes,CXP9018350/1_R10A/1,IP,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,FALSE,Yes,454,325,454,Yes,CXP9014711/7_R10CA24,Yes,"2013-06-06 10:06:46" On Wednesday, July 10, 2013 4:40:59 PM UTC-5, Wes Hall wrote: > > After using import_from_csv_file(), additional quotes are showing up in > the db. > > Should I be using some different quoting in export_to_csv_file() or is > this an inherent problem with specifying filter_out in in the model, or am > I completely off the mark? > > Exporting db = 2.4.6 > Importing db = 2.5.1 > > Table definition > db.define_table('evaluation', > Field('form', type='text', > label=T('Evaluation form')), > Field('results', type='text', > label=T('JSON results')), > auth.signature, > format='%(form)s', > migrate=settings.migrate) > > db.evaluation.results.filter_in = lambda obj, dumps=dumps: dumps(obj) > db.evaluation.results.filter_out = lambda txt, loads=loads: loads(txt) > > Export > db.export_to_csv_file(open('test.csv', 'w')) > > (Excerpt from test.csv) > 89,se2,"{u'name': u'Good User', u'answers': {u'q1': u'5', u'comment1': > u""This answer should've had an apostrophe.""}, u'email': > u'...@mail.com<javascript:> > '}",<auth fields> > > Import > db.import_from_csv_file(open('test.csv', 'r')) > > MySQL row.results from within current application on original and new db > {"name": "Good User", "answers": {"q1": "5", "comment1": "This answer > should've had an apostrophe."}, "email": "u...@mail.com <javascript:>"} > > MySQL row.results from import on new db (note the new enclosing double > quotes) > "{u'name': u'Good User', u'answers': {u'q1': u'5', u'comment1': u\"This > answer should've had an apostrophe.\"}, u'email': u'...@mail.com<javascript:> > '}" > > This all leads to the following error: > > evaluation.results['name']), > TypeError: string indices must be integers > > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.