If your betting on using KiXtart 2001 (RC3) - you can use the new SPLIT() function to automatically parse-out a string into array elements ... this example reads a CSV file and displays the third comma-delimited field :

code:

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break on

$logfile = "D:\TEST.DAT" <-- change this

if open(1,$logfile,2) = 0
 $line = readline(1)
 while @error = 0
  $array = split($line,",")
  ?"Third element = " $array[2]
  $line = readline(1)
 loop
 $ = close(1)
endif

exit 1

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Carefull - the SPLIT function will have you rolling snake-eyes if your CSV file contains unexpected lines - might have to make this code more robust ...

-Shawn