Hello wise ones!

I have a question regarding *.csv files. As you are all aware, the European *.csv files use the 'semicolon' and the US or India uses 'comma' delimited file. So basically, i have a Perl script with my own set of modules to run it. I use the European format but it has to be compatible for my end users in India as well. In VBA, i could add for example a macro like this to change the format: 

 
Private Sub loadFile(measurementFile As String)
    Dim query As QueryTable

    mSheet.Cells.Clear

    If (FileOrDirExists(measurementFile)) Then

        Set query = mSheet.QueryTables.add( _
            Connection:="TEXT;" + measurementFile, _
            Destination:=mSheet.Cells(1, 1))

        With query
            .TextFileParseType = xlDelimited
            .TextFileSpaceDelimiter = True
            .TextFileTabDelimiter = True
            .TextFileDecimalSeparator = ","
            .Refresh
        End With

    End If

    mSheet.Columns.AutoFit

End Sub

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I was wondering if there is something similar in Perl using OLE. I do not wish to use any extra libraries like Text::CSV etc. Is there some way where i can define the 'List separtor' as a comma and the 'Decimal separator' as point!!

Any answers or help is much appreciated folks :) And oh yes! I use Win32::OLE and i was hoping there was some way to define the List separator (I noticed that Win32::OLE::Variant allows for decimal separator but i could not spot anything for List separator)

In reply to Semicolon delimited to Comma delimited by swatzz

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