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The CSV library – working with CSV files

In this section, we're going to cover the basics of the CSV library and how to work with CSV files. To do this, we will be taking a closer look at the structure of a CSV file; how to install the Text.CSV Haskell library; and how to retrieve data from a CSV file from within Haskell.

Now to begin, we need a CSV file. So, I'm going to tab over to my Haskell environment, which is just a Debian Linux virtual machine running on my computer, and I'm going to go to the website at retrosheet.org. This is a website for baseball statistics, and we are going to use them to demonstrate the CSV library. Find the link for Data Downloads and click Game Logs, as follows:

Now, scroll down just a little bit and you ...

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