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Old 02-17-2016
Please use code tags as required by forum rules!

You didn't mention the fields are enclosed in double quotes which might need additional action. Howsoever, how about
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awk -F, '{while (NF < 48) {getline X; $0 = $0 X}}1' file

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Old 02-17-2016
I was close. I didn't use a comma after -F and left the | in.
Thank you so much! It worked like charm! You're awesome!
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