File format

The Smile CDR import format is a Comma Separated Values (CSV) file containing three record types:

header—contains the column names for the entry records
entry— contains the actual RCR data of interest, one entry for each RCR
footer—contains summary data that can be used to verify successful transfer of the file

Commas separating unused columns at the end of a line may not be omitted.

Refer to RFC 4180 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4180.txt) for a detailed definition of CSV file formats. Note that Smile will accept a broader definition than this file. For example, any popular newline format (CR/LF) is accepted.