NAME
    Text.CSV - Create and Parse CSV data.

Synopsis
    var attr = { }; var my_csv = new Text.CSV(attr);

  Text.CSV()
    var attr = { }; var my_csv = new Text.CSV(attr);

        Available options for attr:
            quote_char
                The char used for quoting fields containing blanks, by
                default the double quote character ("""). A value of undef
                suppresses quote chars. (For simple cases only).

            eol     
                An end-of-line string to add to rows, usually "undef"
                (nothing, default), "\012" (Line Feed) or "\015\012" (Car-
                riage Return, Line Feed)

            escape_char
                The char used for escaping certain characters inside quoted
                fields, by default the same character. (""")

            sep_char
                The char used for separating fields, by default a comme.
                (",")

            binary
                If this attribute is TRUE, you may use binary characters in
                quoted fields, including line feeds, carriage returns and
                NUL bytes. (The latter must be escaped as ""0".) By default
                this feature is off.

            always_quote
                By default the generated fields are quoted only, if they
                need to, for example, if they contain the separator. If you
                set this attribute to a TRUE value, then all fields will be
                quoted. This is typically easier to handle in external
                applications. (Poor creatures who aren’t using 
                Text::CSV_XS. :-)

  version()
        var my_csv  = new Text.CSV();
        var version = my_csv.version();

        It returns the current module version.

  status()
        var my_csv = new Text.CSV();
        var status = my_csv.status();

        This object function returns success (or failure) of "combine()" or
        "parse()", whichever was called more recently.

  error_input()
        var my_csv = new Text.CSV();
        var bad_argument = my_csv.error_input();

        This object function returns the erroneous argument (if it exists)
        of "combine()" or "parse()", whichever was called more recently.

  string()
        var my_csv = new Text.CSV();
        var line = my_csv.string();

        This object function returns the input to "parse()" or the resul-
        tant CSV string of "combine()", whichever was called more recently.

  fields()
        var my_csv = new Text.CSV();
        var columns = my_csv->fields();

        This object function returns the input to "combine()" or the resul-
        tant decomposed fields of "parse()", whichever was called more
        recently.

  combine()
        var my_csv = new Text.CSV();
        var status = $csv->combine(columns);

        This object function constructs a CSV string from the arguments,
        returning success or failure.  Failure can result from lack of
        arguments or an argument containing an invalid character.  Upon
        success, "string()" can be called to retrieve the resultant CSV
        string.  Upon failure, the value returned by "string()" is unde-
        fined and "error_input()" can be called to retrieve an invalid
        argument.

  parse()
        var my_csv = new Text.CSV();
        var status = $csv->parse(line);

        This object function decomposes a CSV string into fields, returning
        success or failure.  Failure can result from a lack of argument or
        the given CSV string is improperly formatted.  Upon success,
        "fields()" can be called to retrieve the decomposed fields .  Upon
        failure, the value returned by "fields()" is undefined and
        "error_input()" can be called to retrieve the invalid argument.

AUTHOR
    Adam R. Schobelock <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (c) 2006 by Teleperformance.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the terms as Perl itself.