I have an instance where I need to convert an arra...
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ajrey77
03/14/2023, 5:30 PMI have an instance where I need to convert an array to a csv file. How do I convert the array into a comma separated string for creating the csv file?
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Shawn Talbert
03/14/2023, 5:30 PMpapaparse
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Anthony OConnor
03/14/2023, 5:30 PMlet csvString = dataArray.join(',');Anthony OConnor
03/14/2023, 5:31 PMassuming you already split it into line data
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ajrey77
03/14/2023, 5:32 PMHow would I split it into line data?
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battk
03/14/2023, 5:32 PMdepends on how good you need to make the csv
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Anthony OConnor
03/14/2023, 5:32 PMi don't know what your source data looks like?
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battk
03/14/2023, 5:32 PMactual csv requires you to escape characters
battk
03/14/2023, 5:32 PMwhich typically requires you to use replace and join
battk
03/14/2023, 5:33 PMit doable yourself, but https://www.papaparse.com/ will do it for you
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battk
03/14/2023, 5:34 PMif you have to actually parse csv, then i would recommend skipping attempts to do it yourself
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ajrey77
03/14/2023, 8:36 PMpapaparse worked like magic. Thank you for the support.