TSV or CSV files with fraction values

Question

Hello
In the Pages forum, an user asked about the behavior of fractions values.
As every user know, the input parser try to decipher them as dates and if it can't, it try to reduce the fractions.
When we enter values by hand, the workaround is to set the cells format to text before entering the values.
The problem remains when the values are imported from a TSV or a CSV file.
In such case, we can't define the cells formats before the import task.
This is why I wrote two scripts, one for TSV and one for CSV.
They read the contents of such a file and, when a value contains a slash, it add a single quote in front of this value.
So, during the import process, Numbers will treat these values as text and will not try to convert them.
--[SCRIPT insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inCSV]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inCSV.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Users:<votreCompte>:Library:Scripts:
Aller au menu Scripts , choisir insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inCSV
Naviguer jusqu'au fichier CSV à traiter.
Le script placera une apostrophe devant toute valeur contenant un slash.
Numbers traitera alors ces valeurs comme des chaînes de caractères et ne les convertira pas.
On peut également enregistrer le script en tant qu'application.
Glisser déposer un fichier CSV sur l'icône de l'application exécutera le script.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
Sous 10.6.x,
aller dans le panneau "Général" du dialogue Préférences de l'Éditeur Applescript
puis cocher la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre des menus".
--=====
Save the script as a Script: insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inCSV.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:
Go to the Scripts Menu, choose "insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inCSV"
Browse to the CSV file to treat.
The script will put a single quote in front of every value containing a slash.
So Numbers will no longer convert these values into dates.
We may also save the script as an application.
Drag and drop the CSV onto the application's icon will run the script.
--=====
The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox.
Under 10.6.x,
go to the General panel of AppleScript Editor’s Preferences dialog box
and check the “Show Script menu in menu bar” option.
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2010/11/08
--=====
on run
my commun(choose file of type {"public.csv", "public.comma-separated-values-text"} without invisibles)
end run
--=====
on open (sel)
local csvFile, uti
set csvFile to first item of sel
tell application "System Events"
set uti to type identifier of disk item ("" & csvFile)
end tell
if uti is not in {"public.csv", "public.comma-separated-values-text"} then
if my parle_Anglais() then
error "The file “" & csvFile & "” isn’t a CSV file !"
else
error "Le fichier « " & csvFile & " » n’est pas un fichier CSV !"
end if
end if
my commun(csvFile)
end open
--=====
on commun(le_fichier)
local delim, deci, des_paragraphes, un_paragraphe, une_liste, i
set {delim, deci} to my get2LocalizedDelimiters()
set des_paragraphes to paragraphs of (read le_fichier)
repeat with un_paragraphe in des_paragraphes
set une_liste to my decoupe(contents of un_paragraphe, delim)
repeat with i from 1 to count of une_liste
if item i of une_liste contains "/" then set item i of une_liste to "'" & item i of une_liste
end repeat -- i
set contents of un_paragraphe to my recolle(une_liste, delim)
end repeat -- with un_paragraphe
set eof of le_fichier to 0
write my recolle(des_paragraphes, return) to le_fichier
end commun
--=====
on decoupe(t, d)
local oTIDs, l
set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set l to text items of t
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
return l
end decoupe
--=====
on recolle(l, d)
local oTIDs, t
set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set t to l as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
return t
end recolle
--=====
Set the parameter delimiters which must be used in Numbers formulas
set {delim, deci} to my get2LocalizedDelimiters()
on get2LocalizedDelimiters()
if character 2 of (0.5 as text) is "." then
return {",", "."}
else
return {";", ","}
end if
end get2LocalizedDelimiters
--=====
on parle_Anglais()
return (do shell script "defaults read 'Apple Global Domain' AppleLocale") does not start with "fr_"
end parle_Anglais
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
--[SCRIPT insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inTSV]
Enregistrer le script en tant que Script : insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inTSV.scpt
déplacer le fichier ainsi créé dans le dossier
<VolumeDeDémarrage>:Users:<votreCompte>:Library:Scripts:
Aller au menu Scripts , choisir insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inTSV
Naviguer jusqu'au fichier TSV à traiter.
Le script placera une apostrophe devant toute valeur contenant un slash.
Numbers traitera alors ces valeurs comme des chaînes de caractères et ne les convertira pas.
On peut également enregistrer le script en tant qu'application.
Glisser déposer un fichier CSV sur l'icône de l'application exécutera le script.
--=====
L'aide du Finder explique:
L'Utilitaire AppleScript permet d'activer le Menu des scripts :
Ouvrez l'Utilitaire AppleScript situé dans le dossier Applications/AppleScript.
Cochez la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre de menus".
Sous 10.6.x,
aller dans le panneau "Général" du dialogue Préférences de l'Éditeur Applescript
puis cocher la case "Afficher le menu des scripts dans la barre des menus".
--=====
Save the script as a Script: insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inTSV.scpt
Move the newly created file into the folder:
<startup Volume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Scripts:
Go to the Scripts Menu, choose "insertsingle_quote_in_front_of_fractions_inTSV"
Browse to the TSV file to treat.
The script will put a single quote in front of every value containing a slash.
So Numbers will no longer convert these values into dates.
We may also save the script as an application.
Drag and drop the CSV onto the application's icon will run the script.
--=====
The Finder's Help explains:
To make the Script menu appear:
Open the AppleScript utility located in Applications/AppleScript.
Select the "Show Script Menu in menu bar" checkbox.
Under 10.6.x,
go to the General panel of AppleScript Editor’s Preferences dialog box
and check the “Show Script menu in menu bar” option.
--=====
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
2010/11/08
--=====
on run
my commun(choose file of type {"public.plain-text"} without invisibles)
end run
--=====
on open (sel)
local tsvFile, uti
set tsvFile to first item of sel
tell application "System Events"
set uti to type identifier of disk item ("" & tsvFile)
end tell
if uti is not in {"public.plain-text"} then my notatsvFile(tsvFile)
my commun(tsvFile)
end open
--=====
on commun(le_fichier)
local le_texte, des_paragraphes, un_paragraphe, une_liste, i
set le_texte to (read le_fichier)
if le_texte contains tab then
set des_paragraphes to paragraphs of le_texte
repeat with un_paragraphe in des_paragraphes
set une_liste to my decoupe(contents of un_paragraphe, tab)
repeat with i from 1 to count of une_liste
if item i of une_liste contains "/" then set item i of une_liste to "'" & item i of une_liste
end repeat -- i
set contents of un_paragraphe to my recolle(une_liste, tab)
end repeat -- with un_paragraphe
set eof of le_fichier to 0
write my recolle(des_paragraphes, return) to le_fichier
else
my nota_tsvFile(lefichier)
end if
end commun
--=====
on nota_tsvFile(unfichier)
if my parle_Anglais() then
error "The file “" & un_fichier & "” isn’t a TSV file !"
else
error "Le fichier « " & un_fichier & " » n’est pas un fichier TSV !"
end if
end notatsvFile
--=====
on decoupe(t, d)
local oTIDs, l
set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set l to text items of t
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
return l
end decoupe
--=====
on recolle(l, d)
local oTIDs, t
set oTIDs to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to d
set t to l as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to oTIDs
return t
end recolle
--=====
Set the parameter delimiters which must be used in Numbers formulas
set {delim, deci} to my get2LocalizedDelimiters()
on get2LocalizedDelimiters()
if character 2 of (0.5 as text) is "." then
return {",", "."}
else
return {";", ","}
end if
end get2LocalizedDelimiters
--=====
on parle_Anglais()
return (do shell script "defaults read 'Apple Global Domain' AppleLocale") does not start with "fr_"
end parle_Anglais
--=====
--[/SCRIPT]
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) lundi 8 novembre 2010 11:30:20

Answer 1

Hello Zahid,
It is currently possible to create a relational multi-source universe with one data provider to an Excel document.
for this to work for Web Intelligence the 62 bit drivers must be installed on the Webi Server for Excel.
Here is a link to the kbase
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1828466
Also here is a link to the Information Design Tool Guide for how to create a multi-source universe:
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1898185
One of the new features in BI 4.0 is creating a list of values on a Table or custom SQL.
also, here is the link to the available tutorials:
Official Product Tutorials – SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
Scroll down to the information design tool.
Hope this helps!
Jacqueline