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0 pointsnly1y ago0 comments

Last field rather than last record. The first row will give you column count.

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The column count doesn't help because you don't know where the last record starts because you don't know whether you're in a string or not. Unless you scan the entire file from the beginning, which defeats the object.

nlyOP1y ago

Unless newlines in strings are escaped

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0 pointsnly1y ago0 comments

Last field rather than last record. The first row will give you column count.

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masfuerte1y ago

The column count doesn't help because you don't know where the last record starts because you don't know whether you're in a string or not. Unless you scan the entire file from the beginning, which defeats the object.

nlyOP1y ago

Unless newlines in strings are escaped

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