Re: Parse a CSV format record with embedded double quote -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Parse a CSV format record with embedded double quote
From: Bryan Dietz <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 11:56:39 -0400
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Scott has a srvpgm
http://iprodeveloper.com/print/rpg-programming/how-read-csv-file-rpg

Maybe it would help....

Bryan

Dan wrote on 8/30/2017 11:23 AM:

Jeff, I'd be curious why you need to know the "correct position for the end
of the field".

If you are copying a .csv file to a native DB2 table, or v.v., CPYTOIMPF
and CPYFRMIMPF are your friends. STRDLM(*DBLQUOTE) FLDDLM(',') are
defaults. Trying to do this in RPG is a chore.

- Dan

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