[graphics84]

I downloaded a file that was ziped and when I unstuffed it I got file.csv...

anyone know what this is or what it does?

I really wasn't sure where to post this...

thanks

[philzilla]

try this

[graphics84]

Originally posted by philzilla:
try this

ok. so it's a Comma-Separated Variable
(C-S-V)


what do I do with it... can I open it with something... nothing I have recognizes it as a viable file format...

simple question: what program can I open and use it with?

[Ludovic Hirlimann]

Originally posted by graphics84:


ok. so it's a Comma-Separated Variable
(C-S-V)


what do I do with it... can I open it with something... nothing I have recognizes it as a viable file format...

simple question: what program can I open and use it with?

M$ Excel .... Does export/import csv files.
Any text editor does the same aso?

[derien]

I would think that you could import it into most spreadsheet programs, such as Excel (as mentioned) or that in AppleWorks. I'm not an expert in Excel on the Mac, but with AppleWorks, I'd recommend creating a new spreadsheet file and using the "Insert" command under the file menu.

It might be readable using a text editor as well. If it's small enough, SimpleText could open it, but otherwise you might have to use something like BBEdit (or import the text into Word or AppleWorks).

[Raman]

It's "Comma Separated Values".

Basically you've downloaded a plain text file with stuff with commas in between and line breaks at the end of each row. your words might have single or double quotes around them (in case the word has a comma in it like 1,000,000).

-Raman

[hyperizer]

Sometimes a CSV is used to verify a series of images. On a PC, you can use JPEG Sherriff to do the check. On the Mac, the only program I know of is Verifyer for Classic.