use awk to read variable length csv

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Any help to read the contents of a variable length csv ....??(using awk)
The csv mite look like this :

anjali,ram,rahul,mohini,sam,.... and so on ...
I need to pick up each name..

Thanks in advance
SD

2

assuming no embedded commas...

BEGIN {
  FS=OFS=","
}
{
  for(i=1; i<=NF; i++)
    printf("Field %d -> [%s]\n", i, $i)
}
3

Thanks a ton.... :slight_smile:

4

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