Definitely. Keep the field, but if the field value is "\N" (no value) then
replace it with empty string.
On Nov 7, 2012 9:58 PM, "Rob" <notifications@github.com> wrote:

> In test/fossa/core_test.clj:
>
> >    "Test read-occurrences using sample dataset"
> >    (read-occurrences)
> > -  => (produces-some ["Acidobacteria" "242135095" "9.93166666667" "0.896666666667"]
> > -                    ["Acidobacteria" "244666043" "47.166668" "19.583334"]
> > -                    ["Acidobacteria" "244664083" "-40.8747" "170.851"]
> > -                    ["Acidobacteria" "244662123" "15.509722" "73.88306"]))
> > -
> > -(fact
> > -  "Test latlons->wkt-multi-point"
> > -  (latlons->wkt-multi-point [1 2 3] [4 5 6]) => "MULTIPOINT ((1 4), (2 5), (3 6))")
> > +  => (produces-some ["Acidobacteria" "242135095" "9.93166666667" "0.896666666667" "\\N" "2005" "3"]
>
> Don't we want to keep precision field? Right?
> … <#13ade9944c0e63ab_>
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Aaron Steele <notifications@github.com>wrote:
> > In test/fossa/core_test.clj: > > > "Test read-occurrences using sample
> dataset" > > (read-occurrences) > > - => (produces-some ["Acidobacteria"
> "242135095" "9.93166666667" "0.896666666667"] > > - ["Acidobacteria"
> "244666043" "47.166668" "19.583334"] > > - ["Acidobacteria" "244664083"
> "-40.8747" "170.851"] > > - ["Acidobacteria" "244662123" "15.509722"
> "73.88306"])) > > - > > -(fact > > - "Test latlons->wkt-multi-point" > > -
> (latlons->wkt-multi-point [1 2 3] [4 5 6]) => "MULTIPOINT ((1 4), (2 5), (3
> 6))") > > + => (produces-some ["Acidobacteria" "242135095" "9.93166666667"
> "0.896666666667" "\N" "2005" "3"] > > Yeah let's empty string it. > …
> <#13ade762a012cb1d_> > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Robin Kraft <
> notifications@github.com>wrote: In test/fossa/core_test.clj: > "Test
> read-occurrences using sample dataset" > (read-occurrences) > - =>
> (produces-some ["Acidobacteria" "242135095" "9.93166666667"
> "0.896666666667"] > - ["Acidobacteria" "244666043" "47.166668" "19.583334"]
> > - ["Acidobacteria" "244664083" "-40.8747" "170.851"] > - ["Acidobacteria"
> "244662123" "15.509722" "73.88306"])) > - > -(fact > - "Test
> latlons->wkt-multi-point" > - (latlons->wkt-multi-point [1 2 3] [4 5 6]) =>
> "MULTIPOINT ((1 4), (2 5), (3 6))") > + => (produces-some ["Acidobacteria"
> "242135095" "9.93166666667" "0.896666666667" "\\N" "2005" "3"] I think the
> \N are for the precision field. Is there ever actually data for that? Can
> totally replace with empty string though. … <#13ade605a80aee1f_> On Nov 7,
> 2012, at 9:53 PM, Aaron Steele < notifications@github.com> wrote: In
> test/fossa/core_test.clj: > "Test read-occurrences using sample dataset" >
> (read-occurrences) > - => (produces-some ["Acidobacteria" "242135095"
> "9.93166666667" "0.896666666667"] > - ["Acidobacteria" "244666043"
> "47.166668" "19.583334"] > - ["Acidobacteria" "244664083" "-40.8747"
> "170.851"] > - ["Acidobacteria" "244662123" "15.509722" "73.88306"])) > - >
> -(fact > - "Test latlons->wkt-multi-point" > - (latlons->wkt-multi-point [1
> 2 3] [4 5 6]) => "MULTIPOINT ((1 4), (2 5), (3 6))") > + => (produces-some
> ["Acidobacteria" "242135095" "9.93166666667" "0.896666666667" "\\N" "2005"
> "3"] I wonder if we can drop these "\\N" values and replace them with empty
> strings? It'll be another big character saver. Maybe? — Reply to this email
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