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Summary

Escaping is used to indicate where columns begin and end throughout the dataset. Certain special characters present in field values must be escaped in order to preserve the integrity of the data.

Learn about special characters to watch out for when using MindBridge.

Special characters

The symbols below may prevent MindBridge from properly detecting where columns begin and end. This is especially prevalent in CSV files.

• " (double quotation mark) - a " character marks the beginning of a field and the next " marks the end of the field. If there is " character within the field, it must be escaped by enclosing both the opening and closing double quotes with another set of double quotes. for example: "Here is a quote: ""People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day."" -Unknown"
• The file's delimiter character (e.g., , (comma) for a CSV file, the tab character for a tab delimited file). If a field contains the file's delimiter character, that field must be wrapped in " (begin with " and end in ")
• ' (single quotation mark) - the ' character does not cause problems as often as the ones previously listed, but it is safest to wrap fields containing ' characters in "" (begin with " and end in ")

Improper escaping commonly causes the following error on ingestion: MBER1332 - Encountered single record with more lines than the specified upper limit of 100.