Never start down the road leading to failure: parse CSV files with split.

Text::CSV_XS and Text::CSV already do your quest in an easy and reliable way:

$ cat test.pl
#!/pro/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use autodie;
use Text::CSV_XS;

my $csv = Text::CSV_XS->new ({ binary => 1 });
open my $fh, "<", "test.csv";

$csv->column_names ($csv->getline ($fh));
while (my $h = $csv->getline_hr ($fh)) {
    print "$h->{Name} => $h->{Cost}, $h->{Inventory}\n";
    }
$ cat test.csv
Name,Cost,Inventory
pickles,2.99,12
vegemite,4.00,8
nuclear sub,22.50,4
$ perl test.pl
pickles => 2.99, 12
vegemite => 4.00, 8
nuclear sub => 22.50, 4
$

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Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

In reply to Re: CSV Columns: Friend or foe? by Tux
in thread CSV Columns: Friend or foe? by dekul

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