Read CSV ==> Default Seperator as comma?
Hey Guys,
I have been using RM for some time now and I just thought it would make sense that the Read CSV operator should be set default to a comma delimiter? Why is a semicolon used? Is it more prevalent in the data you have seen? Generally I only use tab delimited text files because they are easy to read.
Just a though. ;D
Thanks,
-Gagi
I have been using RM for some time now and I just thought it would make sense that the Read CSV operator should be set default to a comma delimiter? Why is a semicolon used? Is it more prevalent in the data you have seen? Generally I only use tab delimited text files because they are easy to read.

Just a though. ;D
Thanks,
-Gagi
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Hi,
let's not start a war
Steffen has pointed out the correct reason. A couple of years ago I was fully convinced that, because of the fact that not only in Germany but also in many other European countries the comma is used as decimal separator, the semicolon actually was the standard delimiter of CSV files (which would have make CSV one of the biggest misnomers in history...). That's of course wrong and now we could make the standard separator country-dependent. But then again the processes are harder to exchange between users since the processes also would have to store the default locale settings. Urgh, maybe in a later version 
Cheers,
Ingo
let's not start a war


Cheers,
Ingo
Let's start a fight over it
Yay it's friday
steffen