This is a file that I need to convert into a excel spreadsheet and then create graphs based on some parameters, I used the text/csv module, but seems like its not there on my system.. so I am thinking in terms of using split for extracting the fields, the split is on comma.. (its a comma delimited file) somehow my script shows no output as in .. no new excel spreadsheet is created with the new data format.. can someone help me out?
these are the field names... 

"Date","Time","RAS-Client","Record-Type","Full-Name","Auth-Type","User
+-Name","NAS-IP-Address","NAS-Port","Service-Type","Framed-Protocol","
+Framed-IP-Address","Framed-IP-Netmask","Framed-Routing","Filter-ID","
+Framed-MTU","Framed-Compression","Login-IP-Host","Login-Service","Log
+in-TCP-Port","Callback-Number","Callback-ID","Framed-Route","Framed-I
+PX-Network","Class","Session-Timeout","Idle-Timeout","Termination-Act
+ion","Called-Station-ID","Calling-Station-ID","NAS-Identifier","Proxy
+-State","Acct-Status-Type","Acct-Delay-Time","Acct-Input-Octets","Acc
+t-Output-Octets","Acct-Session-Id","Acct-Authentic","Acct-Session-Tim
+e","Acct-Input-Packets","Acct-Output-Packets","Acct-Termination-Cause
+","Acct-Multi-Session-Id","Acct-Link-Count","NAS-Port-Type","Port-Lim
+it","Tunnel-Type","Tunnel-Medium-Type","Tunnel-Client-Endpoint","Tunn
+el-Server-Endpoint","Acct-Tunnel-Connection","Tunnel-Private-Group-ID
+","Tunnel-Assignment-ID","Acct-Tunnel-Packets-Lost","Acct-Input-Gigaw
+ords","Acct-Output-Gigawords","Connect-Info","MS-Acct-Auth-Type","MS-
+Acct-EAP-Type","Event-Timestamp","NAS-Port-ID","ACC-Err-Message","Ann
+ex-Product-Name","Annex-SW-Version","Annex-System-Disc-Reason","Annex
+-Modem-Disc-Reason","Annex-Disconnect-Reason","Annex-Transmit-Speed",
+"Annex-Receive-Speed","Ascend-Modem-Port-Number","Ascend-Modem-Slot-N
+umber","Ascend-Modem-Shelf-Number","Ascend-Xmit-Rate","Nautica-Acct-S
+essionId","Nautica-Acct-Direction","Nautica-Acct-CauseProtocol","Naut
+ica-Acct-CauseSource","Telebit-Accounting-Info","Last-Number-Dialed-O
+ut","Last-Number-Dialed-In-DNIS","Last-Callers-Number-ANI","Channel",
+"Event-Id","Event-Date-Time","Call-Start-Date-Time","Call-End-Date-Ti
+me","Default-DTE-Data-Rate","Initial-Rx-Link-Data-Rate","Final-Rx-Lin
+k-Data-Rate","Initial-Tx-Link-Data-Rate","Final-Tx-Link-Data-Rate","S
+ync-Async-Mode","Originate-Answer-Mode","Modulation-Type","Equalizati
+on-Type","Fallback-Enabled","Characters-Sent","Characters-Received","
+Blocks-Sent","Blocks-Received","Blocks-Resent","Retrains-Requested","
+Retrains-Granted","Line-Reversals","Number-Of-Characters-Lost","Numbe
+r-of-Blers","Number-of-Link-Timeouts","Number-of-Fallbacks","Number-o
+f-Upshifts","Number-of-Link-NAKs","Back-Channel-Data-Rate","Simplifie
+d-MNP-Levels","Simplified-V42bis-Usage","PW_VPN_ID"

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followed by the corresponding values... pls note not al fields have some value in it.. lots may go unfilled!! 

"06/19/2006","22:42:15","DFWVPN02","Start","Unknown","Unknown","000110
+43@trop","172.21.0.7","1444270","8","1","172.21.16.23","255.255.224.0
+",,,,,,,,,,,,"ou=troppilot",,,,,,"DFWVPN02",,"1","2",,,"001609AE",,,,
+,,,,"5",,"9",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,,,,,,,,
"06/19/2006","22:42:11","DFWROAM02","Start","Unknown","Unknown","00011
+043@trop","204.136.66.102","257","2","1","66.90.226.138",,,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,,"9412380022",,"i-Pass VNAS",,"1",,"0","0","469917956",,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"06/19/2006","22:36:06","DFWVPN01M.PBSG.PVT","Start","Unknown","Unknow
+n","00013643","172.21.0.5","2042684","8","1","172.21.0.190","255.255.
+224.0",,,,,,,,,,,,"ou=troppilot",,,,,,"DFWVPN01M.PBSG.PVT",,"1","1",,
+,"001F2B3C",,,,,,,,"5",,"9",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"06/19/2006","22:55:08","DFWVPN02","Start","Unknown","Unknown","000176
+74@trop","172.21.0.7","1444327","8","1","172.21.16.66","255.255.224.0
+",,,,,,,,,,,,"ou=troppilot",,,,,,"DFWVPN02",,"1","9",,,"001609E7",,,,
+,,,,"5",,"9",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,,,,,,,,
"06/19/2006","22:55:03","DFWROAM02","Start","Unknown","Unknown","00017
+674@trop","204.136.66.102","13569","2","1","66.2.65.33",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,"6305220049",,"i-Pass VNAS",,"1",,"0","0","000029AA",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
+,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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