csvtotable
Version
8 (last update on Oct 26, 2010)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
22
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
26331
Date Added
9 May 2009
- No need to define the number of rows or columns beforehand.
- The contents of a csv-like text file on your PC can be used to create the table.
- After uploading, you can still edit the text and see the parsed result before actually inserting anything in your editor.
- Basic formatting can be applied on rows, columns or the whole table.
Installation:
- install the component
- install the plugin
- enable the plugin
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Release notes for the eighth version:
New
- A new option allows you to suppress consecutive empty rows 'in a row'. A default value can be set in the plugin's options and overruled by each user.
Changed
- Now using the Joomla framework to read files.
Fixed
- The file type check whether the uploaded file was textual was wrong, resulting in superfluous warning messages and failure to read file contents. Fixed by correcting the comparison.
- Not all php installations supported the used functions, resulting in ugly error crash-like messages. Fixed by adding a feature check.
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Release notes for the seventh version:
fixed:
- A typo prevented loading the default parameters set with the plugin. Fixed.
- Special characters like a quote were not properly escaped, resulting in the loss of text. Fixed.
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Previous release notes can be found under the files section at the download location.
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Hi,
a very nice and easy tool but unfortunately it misses something important for me: Writing the table back to a file or even create a new file!! If you could this function integrate then you would have made my day.
Thanks for doing a good job and sharing with us.
Regards
Rudolf Aigner
a very nice and easy tool but unfortunately it misses something important for me: Writing the table back to a file or even create a new file!! If you could this function integrate then you would have made my day.
Thanks for doing a good job and sharing with us.
Regards
Rudolf Aigner
Owner's reply
Thank you for your review.
Can you contact me regarding your request? Please add a to-do in the tracker (click 'support') or send me an email.
Installation is very straightforward and is up & running in 1 min
Editing tables from scracth is simple and effective
However, I can't import any CSV file. It says "The selected file has a binary format and could not be read." I tried many different CSV files (ANSI, UTF-8, saved as from Excel, etc.).
Is there a sample CSV file that I look into as reference?
Editing tables from scracth is simple and effective
However, I can't import any CSV file. It says "The selected file has a binary format and could not be read." I tried many different CSV files (ANSI, UTF-8, saved as from Excel, etc.).
Is there a sample CSV file that I look into as reference?
Owner's reply
Good to read you can put it to good use, and I'm sorry for the annoying error you encounter - although it can be circumvented. Contact me via email (you can find it in the xml files) or via the forum. This issue should be addressed immediately.
There is no button visible after installation! I have removed the component.
Owner's reply
It looks like you installed only the component. For csvtotable you need to install both a component and a plugin, both of which are available via the download page.
Additionally, the plugin needs to be enabled.
I added some small text above which hopefully will avoid future confusions in this regard.
I agree! This plugin is a fantastic tool. I installed it and began using it in a matter of 2 minutes and experimented with the row and column formatting, text and background colors and borders. You simply click on the table icon and the tool walks you through the steps of creating a html table. There is also an expandable help menu that is a nifty feature also. lastly, I also appreciated the ability to review the images on this page for additional information. I have been looking for a simple basic table feature for Joomla that my users can create on their own as well and this plugin finally takes care of that. Thank you for creating and sharing your work with all of us!
This utility is so simple to use. Create your table as a csv file. Open any article. Click on the "Table" icon at the bottom of the article editor page. Follow the prompts. The table is automatically created and the data loaded. I especially like it as my clients can easily load modified spread-sheets into an existing article with little knowledge of Joomla.
Full marks to the author.
Full marks to the author.