Ruby 1.8.7 CSV example

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#pre-fastercsv examples to import CSV data in Ruby 1.8.7
require 'csv'

CSV::Reader.parse(File.open('./db/sample_tasks.dat'), fs = 9) do |row|
  next if row[0] == 'name'
  Task.create!(  
    :name => row[0], 
    :description => row[1], 
    :duration => row[2], 
    :due_date => row[3], 
    :complete => row[4]
  )
    
end

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tasks = CSV.open('./db/sample_tasks.dat', 'r', fs = 9)
=> #<CSV::IOReader:0x7f8b0eddc200 @dev=#<CSV::IOBuf:0x7f8b0eddc1b0 @cur_buf=0, @buf_tail_idx=0, @is_eos=false, @buf_list
=["name\tdescription\tduration\tdue date\tcomplete\nWrite paper\tHenry Knox and the Siege of Boston\t240\t2014-Nov-06\tt
rue\nBuy turkey\tDon't forget the cranberries.\t60\t2014-Nov-27\tfalse\nLibrary Study\tCheck that the wifi's working\t90
\t2014-Nov-06\ttrue\nMovie night\tChinatown\t140\t2014-Nov-12\tfalse"], @s=#<File:./db/sample_tasks.dat>, @offset=0>, @i
dx=0, @close_on_terminate=true, @rs=nil, @fs=9, @io=#<File:./db/sample_tasks.dat>>
irb(main):003:0> tasks = CSV.open('./db/sample_tasks.dat', 'r', fs = 9) do |row|

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CSV.open('./db/sample_tasks.dat', 'r', fs = 9) do |task|
  puts task[0]
end