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#92 Exporting to CSV with newline within description

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nobody
2015-08-24
2015-08-17
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I use Timeline for writing a log for my work. Most I write long texts, so I use newlines in the description field for the events. Now I tried to export it to CSV. If I would create a report I have a problem because the newline within the description field produces a newline within the CSV Export file. This means for the programs I use it's a new record in the table.

Suggested solution: you should use double quotes for define a field. See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180 for description.

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  • Rickard Lindberg

    Very well formulated. Thanks for submitting it.

     
  • roger lindberg

    roger lindberg - 2015-08-24
    • status: open --> closed
     

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