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Subject:
unpacking comma-delimited data?
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Tracy Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
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Tracy Pierce <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:47:55 -0700
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I need to unpack some typical comma-delimited data.  I've written this in
Cobol before, but can't find it grrr.  Does anyone have a code snippet I can
copy?  Lazy, yes, but worth a shot!
(data's similar to : "tracy",4159232266,"is lazy",-1.2345,"etc".  Also due
to laziness, Cobol's the only compiler I have on my 3000s.)

Or there may be some long-overlooked Suprtool feature for this - output,link
works great, STExport is great too, but I haven't noticed STImport or
similar.  ?

btw while I'm on this topic, does anyone know how to force Excel to treat
"12345" as a string?  It annoyingly right-justifies these despite the
quotes; mixed with "A12345" entries, it looks sloppy and is misleading.

Thanks in advance!

K Tracy Pierce
Systems Programmer
Golden Gate Bridge, Hwy & Transp District
P.O. Box 9000 Presidio Station
San Francisco CA  94129-0601

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