Comma Separated Values (CSV)
Table of Contents
The target-csv
Meltano loader sends data into Comma Separated Values (CSV) after it was pulled from a source using an extractor.
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- Repository: https://github.com/hotgluexyz/target-csv
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- Maintainer: Hotglue
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Alternative variants #
Multiple
variants
of target-csv
are available.
This document describes the default hotgluexyz
variant,
which is recommended for new users.
Alternative variants are:
Getting Started #
Prerequisites #
If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:
Installation and configuration #
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Add the
target-csv
loader to your project usingmeltano add
:meltano add loader target-csv
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Configure the settings below using
meltano config
.
Next steps #
Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:
If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.Capabilities #
These capabilities can also be overriden
by specifying the capabilities
key in your meltano.yml
file.
Settings #
The settings for loader target-csv
that are known to Meltano are documented below.
To quickly find the
setting you're looking for, use the Table of Contents at
the top of the page.
You can override these
settings or specify additional
ones in your meltano.yml
by adding the settings
key.
Please consider adding any settings you have defined locally to this definition on MeltanoHub by making a pull
request to the
YAML file
that defines the settings for this
loader.
Destination Path (destination_path
)
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Environment variable:
TARGET_CSV_DESTINATION_PATH
- Default:
output
Sets the destination path the CSV files are written to, relative to the project root.
The directory needs to exist already, it will not be created automatically.
To write CSV files to the project root, set an empty string (""
).
How to use #
Manage this setting using
meltano config
or an
environment variable:
meltano config target-csv set destination_path <destination_path>
export TARGET_CSV_DESTINATION_PATH=<destination_path>
Delimiter (delimiter
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Environment variable:
TARGET_CSV_DELIMITER
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Options:
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\t
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- Default:
,
A one-character string used to separate fields. It defaults to a comma (,).
How to use #
Manage this setting using
meltano config
or an
environment variable:
meltano config target-csv set delimiter ,
export TARGET_CSV_DELIMITER=,
Quote Character (quotechar
)
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Environment variable:
TARGET_CSV_QUOTECHAR
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Options:
"
'
- Default:
'
A one-character string used to quote fields containing special characters, such as the delimiter or quotechar, or which contain new-line characters. It defaults to single quote (‘).
How to use #
Manage this setting using
meltano config
or an
environment variable:
meltano config target-csv set quotechar '"'
export TARGET_CSV_QUOTECHAR='"'
Looking for help? #
If you're having trouble getting the
target-csv
loader to work, look for an
existing issue in its repository, file a new issue,
or
join the Meltano Slack community
and ask for help in the #plugins-general
channel.
Found an issue on this page? #
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