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Formatting complex table from CSV using datatool

I have a list of hundred names with an associated ID number, name, contact info, and more...

Is it possible, knowing the associated ID number, to just print a fixed format. By example, I want to type 

\command{10}

So it prints "Text, text <i>name</i>, more text, blah for: <i>contact info</i> blah blah"

Is that possible? I was thinking to add the data manually in a .txt document or an Excel file type. (if there's another possibility, I'm willing to try it).

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  • I was reading from this http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/48938/emulate-a-tuple-data-structure-when-you-are-free-to-choose-the-syntax Which seems to let me make a "database", but how could I combine it with some defined text structure so it automatically reads the database, replaces the data where necessary a prints a line of text with the correct names and info already? – tglaria May 24 '12 at 18:52
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    The easiest way to do this would be to keep the data in a CSV file and then use the datatool package to manipulate it. See Formatting complex table from CSV using datatool for an example. – Alan Munn May 24 '12 at 18:57
  • Here is a very similar problem and a solution with LuaLaTeX: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/41499/10570. Maybe it could be an approach for you. – Holle Jun 15 '12 at 15:49

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