in reply to Ignore newlines within quotes while reading a line in a text file

I will get with you later this evening. Whent Text::CSV was first written, it did not handle the CSV standard properly. I was not in a position to contribute to the development effort, and needed a solution in a hurry.

Practical upshot: I wrote my own CSV module which handles the standard and was written with built in test cases to help ensure it stays that way.

I would be happy to donate my code to your effort if it will help -- but I need to travel immediately and won't have to time to post until later tonight.

Under normal circumstances I would never recommend my code over a CPAN module, but this is an odd confluence of two events which should have been so rare as to never meet.

Life's like that sometimes.

Chat soon.

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Re^2: Ignore newlines within quotes while reading a line in a text file
by marinersk (Priest) on Aug 11, 2013 at 16:51 UTC
    Apologies; I am still mobile. Expecting to be home within the hour.
      Nope -- still mobile. Will check in soon.
Re^2: Ignore newlines within quotes while reading a line in a text file
by marinersk (Priest) on Aug 12, 2013 at 12:14 UTC
    Have left you a private message here on PerlMonks with link to the module, such as it is. Good luck, and holler if you have any questions.