Should I say "field 8" or "column 8" in this case?
I saw some recent posts where I thought the terms "field" and "column" were being misused. I work with data a lot, and have my opinions. I'm wondering if those opinions are correct.
***** Rows seem clear - I don't think there is any controversy about what a row is, either for database or text file.
***** Flat file columns seem clear - For a flat file such as the following, I don't think there is any controversy about what a column is. Column in file shown is like "cut -c 1". Several columns may combine to make a field, so "cut -c 1-11" cuts the field in columns 1-11 (record ID here), such as 09011101001, 09011101002, etc.
****** CSV and TSV "columns" seem misused to me - Here is similar data, in TSV format. I would call say "data in field 8" instead of "data in column 8". I think I'm supported by the cut command and it's use of "cut -f 8 -d," (--fields) for parsing this kind of data. To me, "column 8" means "cut -c 8". By the time we get out to "field 8", it doesn't line up vertically anymore, so I doesn't even look like a column. But it seems many, or perhaps most, say "data in column 8". But many of those can barely string together a sentence. So I thought I would ask the experts. Is it more correct to say "column 8" or "field 8" for what "cut -f 8 -d," retrieves in example below?
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db2_field_precision
DB2_FIELD_PRECISION(3) 1 DB2_FIELD_PRECISION(3)db2_field_precision - Returns the precision of the indicated column in a result setSYNOPSIS
int db2_field_precision (resource $stmt, mixed $column)
DESCRIPTION
Returns the precision of the indicated column in a result set.
PARAMETERS
o $stmt
- Specifies a statement resource containing a result set.
o $column
- Specifies the column in the result set. This can either be an integer representing the 0-indexed position of the column, or a
string containing the name of the column.
RETURN VALUES
Returns an integer containing the precision of the specified column. If the specified column does not exist in the result set,
db2_field_precision(3) returns FALSE.
SEE ALSO db2_field_display_size(3), db2_field_name(3), db2_field_num(3), db2_field_scale(3), db2_field_type(3), db2_field_width(3).
PHP Documentation Group DB2_FIELD_PRECISION(3)
03-22-2013
So I thought I would ask the experts. Is it more correct to say "column 8" or "field 8" for what "cut -f 8 -d," retrieves in example below? 