9.5 Convert table sequence into CSV format
Transform a table sequence into CSV format and separate field values in a record with the comma.
One task is to convert Department table into CSV format and copy it to the system clipboard. Below is Department table:
| ID | Name | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration | 1 |
| 2 | Finance | 4 |
| 3 | HR | 5 |
| 4 | Marketing | 6 |
| 5 | Production | 7 |
| … | … | … |
In SPL, A.export() function concatenates members of a table sequence and returns a result as a string. @t option enables generating the title row, and @c option means generating CSV format.
SPL script:
| A | |
|---|---|
| 1 | =connect(“db”) |
| 2 | =A1.query@x(“select * from Department”) |
| 3 | =A2.export@ct() |
| 4 | =clipboard(A3) |
A1 Connect to the data source.
A2 Import Department table.
A3 Use A.export() function to concatenate members of A2’s table sequence into a string. @c option enables generating CSV format, and @t option enables to generate the title row.
A4 Copy A3’s string to the system clipboard.
Execution result:
A2:
| ID | Name | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration | 1 |
| 2 | Finance | 4 |
| 3 | HR | 5 |
| … | … | … |
A3:
ID,Name,Manager
1,Administration,1
2,Finance,4
3,HR,5
…
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