split spreadsheet for processing by RuG/L04

sssplit [-c|-t] [-d directory] [-s] inputfile

-c

set input delimiter to comma (default: autodetect)

-t

set input delimiter to tab (default: autodetect)

-d directory

Destination

-s

safe output filenames

Split a single spreadsheet in a set of files that can be processed by leven and giw.

All output files will be stored in the directory specified by the option -d, or in directory out otherwise. The directory must exist. No existing files will be overwritten.

A label file will be saved as _LABELS_.LBL

The spreadsheet must be saved as a comma-delimited file or as a tab-delimited file. The use of comma and tab may not be mixed.
Each column must be the data for one location. Column headers are required.
Each row must be the data for one word. Row labels are optional.

Examples of allowed spreadsheet formats:

place1		place2	place3
wrd1	data	data	data
wrd2	data	data	data
wrd3	data	data	data

	place1	place2	place3
wrd1	data	data	data
wrd2	data	data	data
wrd3	data	data	data

place1	place2	place3
data	data	data
data	data	data
data	data	data

Data cells can be empty.
Data cells can have several word forms, separated by a semicolon.
Word forms can be enclosed in double quotes.
Comma and semicolon can be escaped with a backslash, to make it ordinary characters, or they can be used in word forms within double quotes.

Examples of valid data in a single cell:

example data		explanation
item		one item: item
" item "		one item: item
it; em		two items: it and em
"it; em"		one item: it; em
"it, em"		one item: it, em
it\; em		one item: it; em
it\, em		one item: it, em
it\\em		one item: it\em
it\"em		one item: it"em
" "		no items
		(empty) no items