| Looks nice. I've had occasion to import/export, edit, etc. thousands of CSV files from multiple software platforms over the years and this tool looks like a simple way for a user to determine whether there are issues in the CSV file that will cause problems on import to their application. One question I immediately have is how this compares to a spreadsheet CSV import tool such as the one in Excel which is extremely flexible. It appears that this app requires a specific format (comma delimited, new line at end of each row) in order to work. I never tried to count the times that a CSV file that I had to work with required editing in order to facilitate import to Excel or other application because CSV is such a non-standard standard output that the only way one could know whether the import would be successful was to pop it into an editor, like Notepad++ and examine it before import. Notepad++ was a critical tool in the chain to force compliance for all the different applications I used. Each application allowed CSV import/export but some accepted almost any delimiter while others were strict about file format and failing to understand the expected CSV format for each would definitely cause headaches as some input errors could leave a very subtle footprint that you may not catch until late in processing. Anyway, it appears that your definition of CSV format is pretty strict so how do you propose that a user manage importation of files that do not fit your CSV definition? Notepad++ before import to verify compliance? I also see one thing on the main page under "Security" that looks like it could be worded differently. >No tracking or analytics software is used for privacy To me, this implies that no steps have been taken to manage user/data privacy. Perhaps a comma could be inserted so that it reads "...used, for privacy." or maybe it should read: For (user/data) privacy, there is no tracking or analytics software. |
I would say the data loading functionality compares very poorly to Excel CSV import for all the reasons you pointed out, and I agree that the users can face those formatting issues which could be resolved in another tool like Excel or Google Spreadsheet for non-technical users and Notepad++ or editors for a bit more technical users. The assumption on CSV files being clean is strong so I will try to surface import errors at least, and in the meantime point to different ways to format the data as those tools will be complementary to Visprex.
> To me, this implies that no steps have been taken to manage user/data privacy.
This is a good point. I fixed the wording and now it simply reads "No tracking or analytics software is used". Thanks!