On 01/07/2018 10:50 PM, James E Keenan wrote:
> Hello ports@,
>
> Here is a new port, for Perl extension Text-CSV-Hashify (version 0.08).
>
> From DESCR:
>
> The Comma-Separated-Value ('CSV') format is the most common way to store
> spreadsheets or the output of relational database queries in plain-text
> format. However, since commas (or other designated field-separator
> characters) may be embedded within data entries, the parsing of
> delimited records is non-trivial. Fortunately, in Perl this parsing is
> well handled by CPAN distribution Text::CSV. This permits us to address
> more specific data manipulation problems by building modules on top of
> Text::CSV.
>
> Text::CSV::Hashify is designed for the case where you simply want to
> turn a CSV file into a Perl hash. In particular, it is designed for the
> case where (a) the CSV file's first record is a list of fields in the
> ancestral database table and (b) one field (column) functions as a
> primary key, i.e., each record's entry in that field is non-null and is
> distinct from every other record's entry therein. Text::CSV::Hashify
> turns that kind of CSV file into one big hash of hashes.
>
> Text::CSV::Hashify can handle less typical cases; please consult the
> documentation for its other functionalities.
>
> Please review.
>
> Thank you very much.
> Jim Keenan
>
>
ping on this new port; please review. Thank you very much.
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