Parsing a CSV file with embeded commas in text field -- RPG400-L

Subject: Parsing a CSV file with embeded commas in text field
From: Jeff Young <cooljeff913@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
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I am using the GETTOK routine to parse records from a csv file where some of the
character fields have embedded commas.
I seem to recall that this was addressed in the past, but I do not recall how to
do it.
ex: ...,Apples, Red Delicious 88ct,nnnn,nnnn ....

All help will be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst
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Follow-Ups:

Re: Parsing a CSV file with embeded commas in text field , Alan Shore
RE: Parsing a CSV file with embedded commas in text field , DeLong, Eric
RE: Parsing a CSV file with embeded commas in text field , Mark S. Waterbury
RE: Parsing a CSV file with embeded commas in text field , Michael Smith

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