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Old 02-01-2008, 12:08 PM   #1
jcluthe
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Total Newb! I need to convert a serial stream to a .csv on the fly? Any ideads on whe


Data flows in over serial and I need to create a .csv from it every 5 minutes for the rest of time......please help. I have access to tools, O/S's, hardware, etc.....just not sure where to begin.
 
Old 02-01-2008, 12:47 PM   #2
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Um ... create a pipe from serial reader to your process and use cron? But if you want stability and guarantees you got all the data, a db would probably be better.
 
  


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