xcall MIAMEX, MX_CSVDELIM, opcode, delim
MX_CSVDELIM (MIAMEX 181) allows the CSV delimiter to be set or retrieved.
Parameters
opcode (Num) [in]
0 (mxop_get) to retrieve, 1 to (mxop_set) set
delim (String, 1) [in/out]
the delimiter retrieved (opcode 0) or to be set (opcode 1)
Comments
When set, the specified delimiter overrides the one normally used by the WRITECD and INPUT CSV statements.
The setting persists for the remainder of the session, or until changed explicitly by another call to MX_CSVDELIM.
To restore the default behavior, in which the delimiter is determined by the most prevalent of the four typical delimiter characters—comma, semicolon, colon, and tab—in the first line of the file, set the delim to "" (null).
Example
XCALL MIAMEX, MX_CSVDELIM, 0, OLD'DELIMITER$ ! retrieve original
XCALL MIAMEX, MX_CSVDELIM, 1, NEW'DELIMITER$ ! set new
OPEN #CH, FILE$, INPUT
XCALL MIAMEX, MX_CSVDELIM, 1, OLD'DELIMITER$ ! reset to original delimiter (won't affect this file)
INPUT CSV #CH, VAR1, VAR2, ... ! (uses NEW'DELIMITER$)
