Comma/Tab Separated File

This is the standard input form for databases in Daisy.

Take a look either of the files, newmark.txt, on the directory where you installed Daisy or NewmarketWinners.txt in the Examples sub-directory.

These files are identical and are used as input to the 'Newmarket Winners' and 'Prize Money' examples.

"Date","Time","Race","Race_Type","Dist",...
"April 14, 1992","14:00","Constant Security ...
"April 14, 1992","14:35","Stechworth Stakes","..
"April 14, 1992","15:10","Nell Gwyn Stakes",...

This is a comma-separated file. Tab-separated files use the tab character as a delimiter, but are otherwise identical.

Note the field names in the first record in the file.

All files and databases created by Daisy have this format.

Note that the format has quotes everywhere. These can be eliminated, if the text does not contain a comma (or a tab!), but it is probably best to always use them. Note too, that newlines are allowed in the data with the more powerful versions of Daisy.

Note that all of the files in the Daisy Examples were produced by exporting the data from Microsoft Access.