Fsdb::F...b_to_csv(3)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so welcome to the Fsdb::F...b_to_csv(3) page — yes, a User Contributed Perl Documentation moment 💖 — and the main character is db_to_csv, here to convert fsdb to the comma-separated-value file-format 💅

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

    db_to_csv [-C]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So we’re gonna Covert an existing fsdb file to comma-separated value format 😭✨ yes bestie, that’s the word on the page, we’re owning it.

Input is fsdb format.

Output is CSV-format plain text (not fsdb). periodt.

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

• -C or <--omit-comments> — Also strip all comments.

This module also supports the standard fsdb options:

• -d — Enable debugging output.
• -i or --input InputSource — Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or "-" for standard input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
• -o or --output OutputDestination — Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or "-" for standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue objects.
• --autorun or --noautorun — By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the run() method. The "--(no)autorun" option controls that behavior within Perl.
• --help — Show help.
• --man — Show full manual.

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🌈 SAMPLE USAGE 🌈

🍓 Input:

            #fsdb -F S paper papertitle reviewer reviewername score1 score2 score3 score4 score5
            1  test, paper  2  Smith  4  4  -  -  -
            2  other paper  3  Jones  3  3  -  -  -
            2  input double space  3  Jones  3  3  -  -  -
            #  | csv_to_db

🎀 Command:

        cat data.fsdb | db_to_csv

⭐ Output:

            paper,papertitle,reviewer,reviewername,score1,score2,score3,score4,score5
            1,"test, paper",2,Smith,4,4,-,-,-
            2,"other paper",3,Jones,3,3,-,-,-
            2,"input double space",3,Jones,3,3,-,-,-
            #  | csv_to_db
            #  | db_to_csv

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• Fsdb.
• dbfilealter.
• csv_to_db

like, go check those out too, iykyk 💜

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🧚 CLASS FUNCTIONS 🧚

🌸 new

$filter = new Fsdb::Filter::db_to_csv(@arguments);

Create a new db_to_csv object, taking command-line arguments. slay.

🌸 set_defaults

$filter->set_defaults();

Internal: set up defaults.

🌸 parse_options

$filter->parse_options(@ARGV);

Internal: parse command-line arguments.

🌸 setup

$filter->setup();

Internal: setup, parse headers.

🌸 run

$filter->run();

Internal: run over each row.

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💜 AUTHOR and COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (C) 2007-2018 by John Heidemann <johnh@isi.edu>

This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public license, version 2. See the file COPYING with the distribution for details.

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okay that’s the whole vibe, bestie 🫶 this was Fsdb::F...b_to_csv(3), footer energy: perl v5.32.1, dated 2024-08-02 — now go convert some fsdb and absolutely ate ✨💅