reading CSV text file

[Martin Baxter]

Richard Gaskin wrote:
> runrev260805 wrote:
>  > i have to read a textfile, which is comma separated and contains
>  > " as text identifier. The item delimiter is ,
>  > My problem is, i do not know, how can i read the file and detect
>  > each item of a line, as the items are sepearated by comma and
>  > the textfield/items could contain comma, too. How can i tell
>  > Revolution to ignore the comma in the "tesxtarea of an item"
> 
> I know this probably isn't helpful, but the best solution is to go back 
> to the source and ask for a copy of the file in a real format.
>

Tab-delimited can also be referred to as TSV. And I find this helpful 
when cajoling customers to use it, as it makes it sound to them like 
something technically respectable.

Martin Baxter