CSV file issue

[new2ds2011]

I have a source file in .csv format, and the delimiter for field is set to ',', but one of the column value has ',' as part of the value. This particular record failed. How should I fix?

Example, the file name is company.csv. The delimiter is set to ','.

The values are

company id company name
======= ==========
1 "ABC Corp"
2 "John, Smith, Son'

The 2nd record failed because it has ',' in the company name.

Thanks.

[ray.wurlod]

The second record may have failed because it has mismatched quote characters.

[PaulVL]

also, the data you presented was not even comma delimited.
So record 1 should have failed also.

[mansoor_nb]

If you are sure that you will get the values seperated by comma in the file Company Name, then read the entire record as a single column and then split based on the field length. Remember while splitting, the starting position of the second column will be n+1 as there is a comma seperating the first and second column.

Another option is to count the delimiter in each record and then using field function try splitting the columns provided you know the column where the column value will be seperated by comma.

Or ask the people responsible for generating the source file to provide the source file in other than comma delimited format, for example pipe "|" delimited.

[prakashdasika]

In the sequential file stage you have to define text fileds enclosed in double/single quotes. As Ray pointed out there is some inconsistency in the data you provided. Once defined properly the ',' inside the quotes will not be an issue.

PD