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Output file format #35

Closed andymac-2 closed 5 years ago

andymac-2 commented 6 years ago

[x] @PritchardBarry Choose a file extension: something other than .json, as this is a generic extension. (*.mmp)
[ ] Consider compression of the file. As it is text based, it should compress very well. This will be a breaking change so should be part of V2.0.0

PritchardBarry commented 6 years ago

can we use *.CSV. the primary intent is to import into excel or sheets.
in real terms the output file should not be that large since the data is relatively simple. Can we suggest compression of it goes over a particular size (eg use Google's limit on mail attachments as a guide). Agree could be part of V2...... Could have.

andymac-2 commented 6 years ago

We can't use .csv. we can use that to import or export data, but the internal data consists of six tables, and some other configuration variables. CSV does not support multiple tables or global variables, so it is an unsuitable format. Internally the file will be in a json format, but we can choose any file extension we like. Similarly if we compress it, it will be in a .zip format, but we can choose whatever file extension we like. (Eg: .docx is a zip file, but Microsoft choose the .docx extension rather than .zip)

PritchardBarry commented 6 years ago

Sorry I didn’t realise you meant the save file.

How about *.mmp

andymac-2 commented 5 years ago

Closing, *.json appears to be working well at the moment.