Re^3: HTML entity write error

tobyink:

I saw Spreadsheet::Write and my mind immediately went to "Eh? Using a spreadsheet to create a CSV file?" and then the (truly horrible) memories surfaced. So while composing the note, I was thinking that Excel was used. My original point of using a module specifically for the task was on point, while my knee-jerk reaction to using a spreadsheet as a data transport medium was simply an added bonus. ;^)

...roboticus

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Re^4: HTML entity write error by tobyink (Canon) on Aug 23, 2013 at 11:53 UTC
Spreadsheet::Write actually uses Text::CSV to output CSV files anyway. Spreadsheet::Write just provides a slightly nicer interface, and more importantly allows you to use the same interface for writing either CSV or Excel files. FWIW, the reason I'm quite familiar with Spreadsheet::Write is because I forked it to create Spreadsheet::Wright which is a drop-in replacement that also supports OpenOffice, HTML, XHTML and JSON output (and has saner internals). `use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name"`	[reply]

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Re^4: HTML entity write error
by tobyink (Canon) on Aug 23, 2013 at 11:53 UTC

Spreadsheet::Write actually uses Text::CSV to output CSV files anyway. Spreadsheet::Write just provides a slightly nicer interface, and more importantly allows you to use the same interface for writing either CSV or Excel files.

FWIW, the reason I'm quite familiar with Spreadsheet::Write is because I forked it to create Spreadsheet::Wright which is a drop-in replacement that also supports OpenOffice, HTML, XHTML and JSON output (and has saner internals).

use Moops; class Cow :rw { has name => (default => 'Ermintrude') }; say Cow->new->name"

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