Re: [basex-talk] Enclosing strings by double quotes for CSV data output

> > https://docs.basex.org/wiki/CSV_Module#Options
…
> 2. What’s the name of the software applications that you use that
>    requires double quotes?

Text qualifiers can accordingly be configured for data exports and imports.

Examples:
* LibreOffice Calc
* Microsoft Excel


> 3. What would be the determining factor for using double quotes?

A specific data type indication should occasionally be applied for texts.


>    Is it the existence of whitespaces (spaces, tabs, nl, cr, …?),

This can happen.

I observed that content from different XML elements can be joined
by using space characters.


>    or would all non-numeric values need to be quoted?

Probably, not.

I am unsure under which circumstances additional delimiters would be requested
for more fine-grained data type distinctions.

Regards,
Markus