| # tocsv.awk --- convert data to CSV format | |
| # | |
| # This file and how to use it are described in the manual. | |
| # Therefore, we respectfully advise you to Read The Fine Manual | |
| # for more information. | |
| # | |
| # Arnold Robbins, arnold@skeeve.com, Public Domain | |
| # April 2023 | |
| function tocsv(fields, sep, i, j, nfields, result) | |
| { | |
| if (length(fields) == 0) | |
| return "" | |
| if (sep == "") | |
| sep = "," | |
| delete nfields | |
| for (i = 1; i in fields; i++) { | |
| nfields[i] = fields[i] | |
| if (nfields[i] ~ /["\n]/ || index(nfields[i], sep) != 0) { | |
| gsub(/"/, "\"\"", nfields[i]) # double up the double quotes | |
| nfields[i] = "\"" nfields[i] "\"" # wrap in double quotes | |
| } | |
| } | |
| result = nfields[1] | |
| j = length(nfields) | |
| for (i = 2; i <= j; i++) | |
| result = result sep nfields[i] | |
| return result | |
| } | |
| function tocsv_rec(sep, i, fields) | |
| { | |
| delete fields | |
| for (i = 1; i <= NF; i++) | |
| fields[i] = $i | |
| return tocsv(fields, sep) | |
| } | |