I'd take the CSV file and save it as XML. Then rip from there. Not sure if there is a json reader/writer for VFP yet.
if you look to sql server you could import the data through the IMPORT wizard as well. You tell it the delimiters etc per file. On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 8:42 AM Richard Kaye <rk...@invaluable.com> wrote: > Throwing this one out to the collective wisdom. We're doing a lot with CSV > import/experts these days with our web-based WWC application and are > running into issues with regionalization. Here in the US, a "standard" CSV > means commas between data elements and double quotes around text elements. > But in Belgium, the delimiter is the semi-colon and text elements are not > wrapped in double quotes. As best I can tell, Excel determines what format > to use by the OS settings and not its own application settings. This makes > importing from a CSV a bit of a dance for our Belgian clients as they have > to change their regional settings, import the file that was received in US > format, and then change their settings back. And, of course, changing > region affects date and currency formats. For those of you working with > clients from multiple locations where the standards may be different, what > strategies do you use to deal with this? > > TIA > > -- > > rk > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/CAJidMYJGvsup_znY_zeQTb=RAkEgeRQ2kBqg8zvrL=i_hww...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
