db_to_csv - convert fsdb to the comma-separated-value file-format

NOTE: this page was directly converted from the perl FSDB manual pages from FSDB version 3.1

SYNOPSIS

db_to_csv [-C]

DESCRIPTION

Covert an existing fsdb file to comma-separated value format.

Input is fsdb format.

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

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.

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

SEE ALSO

Fsdb. dbfilealter. csv_to_db