Which CSV - Module is my favourite?

Ben Win Lue has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi everbody out there!

I have to parse some simple CSV-Files. Text::CSV seems to be my friend, except that here in Germany most CSV-Files are separated by semicolons, since a comma is the standard decimal point here. ( I don't know if this was a microsoft idea, but it became more and more normal in the past 10 years).

Is there a way to set the separator character in Text::CSV?

If not, what else would be worth a look?

The files are quite simple, may be should just use split and get rid of the leading and trailing quotes?

Thanks a lot!

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Re: Which CSV - Module is my favourite? by blazar (Canon) on Jan 18, 2006 at 08:51 UTC
I used Text::CSV_XS and it definitely supports alternative filed separators. I recommend it over Text::CSV in any case because it is a fast C reimplementation of the latter.	[reply]
Re: Which CSV - Module is my favourite? by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Jan 18, 2006 at 14:51 UTC
Text::xSV is your friend. It is a superset of the features in Text::CSV_XS, yet is pureperl and almost as fast. And, it is a lot more robust (in my opinion) with a much clearer API. My criteria for good software: Does it work? Can someone else come in, make a change, and be reasonably certain no bugs were introduced?	[reply]