> Use Text::xSV instead. update And I'd agree that if a pure perl solution is needed, it is the best and should be used instead of Text::CSV.

Text::xSV is a very good moudle.

> It's pureperl, very fast,

But not as fast as Text::CSV_XS, see Benchmark comparison of Text::xSV and Text::CSV_XS. In many cases that speed difference wouldn't matter but the OP is specifically talking about large files where speed is an issue.

> and handles edge cases better than Text::CSV

Perhaps.

> or Text::CSV_XS.

Which edge cases does it handle better? See Comparison of the parsing features of CSV (and xSV) modules

> Oh - and it allows for any single-character separator. :-)

As do both Text::CSV and Text::CSV_XS.