CSV Emitter Plugin for BIRT

Maneesh Sethi

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The CSV Report Emitter is a custom made Eclipse plugin for BIRT which enables you to output your BIRT report in CSV format.<br />
The usage of CSV Emitter as an Report Output Option is easy and in line with current Output Options Usage.<br />
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CSV Emitter Output can be easily tuned by Using various useful CSV Render Options. Few of the options supported are<br />
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1. Output File Name Option (User can specify the Report File Name)<br />
2. Output DataType in Second Row (User can specify to output the data type in second row)<br />
3. Table Name To Export (User can specify the Table Name to be Output by Emitter, default is First Table in Report)<br />
4. Delimiter (User can specify the delimiter to use, default is comma)<br />
5. Replace Delimiter Inside Text With (User can specify the character to replace with if delimiter appears inside text)<br />
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Extensive User Guide is provided with samples describing how to use the above CSV Render Options.<br />
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The Project is hosted at Eclipse Labs here<br />
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For CSVEmitter Plugin Download visit http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/csv-emitter-birt-plugin/downloads/list<br />
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Please drop me a mail or leave a comment here if any assistance is needed to deploy/use the plugin.