06-12-2007
use awk to read variable length csv
Any help to read the contents of a variable length csv ....??(using awk)
The csv mite look like this :
anjali,ram,rahul,mohini,sam,.... and so on ...
I need to pick up each name..
Thanks in advance
SD
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