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Source files for "An Introduction to VisiData"
https://jsvine.github.io/intro-to-visidata/
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.txt file with pipe delimitation #38

Closed underseacommunity closed 1 year ago

underseacommunity commented 2 years ago

I have a .txt file with pipe delimitation that I am challenged with getting into visidata. I am pretty sure it is unix or a really old system. Merely changing the extension to .csc or tsv doesn't do the trick, should I use some of the loader specific options for files? It has a header row and all that.

Also, I learned to code on a commodore 64 and some javascript when working on the OpenROV project out in the bay area....so I am beginner level. Think your app is really cool, and if I can get it to work we can properly test some of our interface files with third party vendors.

jsvine commented 2 years ago

Hi @underseacommunity! Just a quick clarification: Neither I, nor this repository, nor the associated tutorial are officially part of the VisiData project. Accordingly, this question is probably better suited to the official VisiData repository's discussion forum. But your questions is straightforward enough that I'm happy to answer it here. Plus, I like helping people to use the tool! So...

I believe what you want is vd my-file.txt -f tsv -d '|'

... does that do the trick?

underseacommunity commented 2 years ago

I typed what you provided above except with a .csv extension and it looks a lot better now (somewhat discernable) but not exactly what I am looking for, however it is progress. VD just doesn't want to open a .txt file for me yet.... I will study what you have above along with the reference before I ask any more questions....really appreciate this!!

jsvine commented 2 years ago

Roger that! If the above doesn't work, there may be an issue with the file itself. If you're able to attach it here, I can take a look.