lib/Text/CSV.pm
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package Text::CSV;
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# Copyright (c) 1997 Alan Citterman. All rights reserved.
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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# modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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################################################################################
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# HISTORY
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#
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# Written by:
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#    Alan Citterman <alan@mfgrtl.com>
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#
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# Version 0.01  06/05/1997
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#    original version
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# Version 0.02x  13/05/2010
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#    Hacked at symbian.org to permit top bit set characters in CSV
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################################################################################
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require 5.002;
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use strict;
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BEGIN {
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#  use Exporter   ();
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#  use AutoLoader qw(AUTOLOAD);
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  use vars       qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS);
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  $VERSION =     '0.02x';
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#  @ISA =         qw(Exporter AutoLoader);
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  @EXPORT =      qw();
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  @EXPORT_OK =   qw();
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  %EXPORT_TAGS = qw();
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}
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1;
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################################################################################
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# version
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#
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#    class/object method expecting no arguments and returning the version number
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#    of Text::CSV.  there are no side-effects.
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################################################################################
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sub version {
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  return $VERSION;
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}
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################################################################################
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# new
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#
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#    class/object method expecting no arguments and returning a reference to a
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#    newly created Text::CSV object.
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################################################################################
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sub new {
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  my $proto = shift;
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  my $class = ref($proto) || $proto;
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  my $self = {};
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  $self->{'_STATUS'} = undef;
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  $self->{'_ERROR_INPUT'} = undef;
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  $self->{'_STRING'} = undef;
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  $self->{'_FIELDS'} = undef;
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  bless $self, $class;
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  return $self;
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}
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################################################################################
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# status
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#
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#    object method returning the success or failure of the most recent combine()
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#    or parse().  there are no side-effects.
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################################################################################
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sub status {
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  my $self = shift;
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  return $self->{'_STATUS'};
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}
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################################################################################
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# error_input
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#
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#    object method returning the first invalid argument to the most recent
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#    combine() or parse().  there are no side-effects.
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################################################################################
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sub error_input {
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  my $self = shift;
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  return $self->{'_ERROR_INPUT'};
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}
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################################################################################
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# string
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#
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#    object method returning the result of the most recent combine() or the
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#    input to the most recent parse(), whichever is more recent.  there are no
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#    side-effects.
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sub string {
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  my $self = shift;
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  return $self->{'_STRING'};
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}
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# fields
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#
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#    object method returning the result of the most recent parse() or the input
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#    to the most recent combine(), whichever is more recent.  there are no
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#    side-effects.
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sub fields {
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  my $self = shift;
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  if (ref($self->{'_FIELDS'})) {
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    return @{$self->{'_FIELDS'}};
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  }
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  return undef;
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}
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################################################################################
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# combine
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#
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#    object method returning success or failure.  the given arguments are
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#    combined into a single comma-separated value.  failure can be the result of
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#    no arguments or an argument containing an invalid character.   side-effects
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#    include:
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#      setting status()
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#      setting fields()
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#      setting string()
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#      setting error_input()
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################################################################################
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sub combine {
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  my $self = shift;
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  my @part = @_;
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  $self->{'_FIELDS'} = \@part;
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  $self->{'_ERROR_INPUT'} = undef;
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  $self->{'_STATUS'} = 0;
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  $self->{'_STRING'} = '';
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  my $column = '';
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  my $combination = '';
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  my $skip_comma = 1;
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  if ($#part >= 0) {
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    # at least one argument was given for "combining"...
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    for $column (@part) {
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#      if ($column =~ /[^\t\040-\176]/) {
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#
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#	# an argument contained an invalid character...
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#	$self->{'_ERROR_INPUT'} = $column;
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#	return $self->{'_STATUS'};
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#      }
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      if ($skip_comma) {
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	# do not put a comma before the first argument...
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	$skip_comma = 0;
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      } else {
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	# do put a comma before all arguments except the first argument...
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	$combination .= ',';
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      }
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      $column =~ s/\042/\042\042/go;
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      $combination .= "\042";
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      $combination .= $column;
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      $combination .= "\042";
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    }
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    $self->{'_STRING'} = $combination;
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    $self->{'_STATUS'} = 1;
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  }
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  return $self->{'_STATUS'};
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}
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################################################################################
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# parse
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#
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#    object method returning success or failure.  the given argument is expected
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#    to be a valid comma-separated value.  failure can be the result of
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#    no arguments or an argument containing an invalid sequence of characters.
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#    side-effects include:
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#      setting status()
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#      setting fields()
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#      setting string()
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#      setting error_input()
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################################################################################
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sub parse {
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  my $self = shift;
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  $self->{'_STRING'} = shift;
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  $self->{'_FIELDS'} = undef;
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  $self->{'_ERROR_INPUT'} = $self->{'_STRING'};
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  $self->{'_STATUS'} = 0;
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  if (!defined($self->{'_STRING'})) {
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    return $self->{'_STATUS'};
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  }
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  my $keep_biting = 1;
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  my $palatable = 0;
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  my $line = $self->{'_STRING'};
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  if ($line =~ /\n$/) {
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    chop($line);
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    if ($line =~ /\r$/) {
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      chop($line);
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    }
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  }
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  my $mouthful = '';
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  my @part = ();
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  while ($keep_biting and ($palatable = $self->_bite(\$line, \$mouthful, \$keep_biting))) {
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    push(@part, $mouthful);
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  }
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  if ($palatable) {
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    $self->{'_ERROR_INPUT'} = undef;
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    $self->{'_FIELDS'} = \@part;
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  }
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  return $self->{'_STATUS'} = $palatable;
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}
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################################################################################
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# _bite
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#
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#    *private* class/object method returning success or failure.  the arguments
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#    are:
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#      - a reference to a comma-separated value string
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#      - a reference to a return string
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#      - a reference to a return boolean
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#    upon success the first comma-separated value of the csv string is
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#    transferred to the return string and the boolean is set to true if a comma
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#    followed that value.  in other words, "bite" one value off of csv
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#    returning the remaining string, the "piece" bitten, and if there's any
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#    more.  failure can be the result of the csv string containing an invalid
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#    sequence of characters.
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#   
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#    from the csv string and 
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#    to be a valid comma-separated value.  failure can be the result of
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#    no arguments or an argument containing an invalid sequence of characters.
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#    side-effects include:
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#      setting status()
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#      setting fields()
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#      setting string()
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#      setting error_input()
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################################################################################
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sub _bite {
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  my ($self, $line_ref, $piece_ref, $bite_again_ref) = @_;
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  my $in_quotes = 0;
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  my $ok = 0;
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  $$piece_ref = '';
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  $$bite_again_ref = 0;
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  while (1) {
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    if (length($$line_ref) < 1) {
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      # end of string...
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      if ($in_quotes) {
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	# end of string, missing closing double-quote...
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	last;
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      } else {
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	# proper end of string...
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	$ok = 1;
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	last;
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      }
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    } elsif ($$line_ref =~ /^\042/) {
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      # double-quote...
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      if ($in_quotes) {
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	if (length($$line_ref) == 1) {
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	  # closing double-quote at end of string...
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	  substr($$line_ref, 0, 1) = '';
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	  $ok = 1;
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	  last;
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	} elsif ($$line_ref =~ /^\042\042/) {
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	  # an embedded double-quote...
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	  $$piece_ref .= "\042";
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	  substr($$line_ref, 0, 2) = '';
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	} elsif ($$line_ref =~ /^\042,/) {
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	  # closing double-quote followed by a comma...
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	  substr($$line_ref, 0, 2) = '';
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	  $$bite_again_ref = 1;
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	  $ok = 1;
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	  last;
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	} else {
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	  # double-quote, followed by undesirable character (bad character sequence)...
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	  last;
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	}
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      } else {
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	if (length($$piece_ref) < 1) {
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	  # starting double-quote at beginning of string
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	  $in_quotes = 1;
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	  substr($$line_ref, 0, 1) = '';
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	} else {
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	  # double-quote, outside of double-quotes (bad character sequence)...
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	  last;
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	}
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      }
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    } elsif ($$line_ref =~ /^,/) {
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      # comma...
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      if ($in_quotes) {
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	# a comma, inside double-quotes...
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	$$piece_ref .= substr($$line_ref, 0 ,1);
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	substr($$line_ref, 0, 1) = '';
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      } else {
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	# a comma, which separates values...
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	substr($$line_ref, 0, 1) = '';
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	$$bite_again_ref = 1;
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	$ok = 1;
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	last;
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      }
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    } elsif ($$line_ref =~ /^[\t\040-\176]/) {
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      # a tab, space, or printable...
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      $$piece_ref .= substr($$line_ref, 0 ,1);
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      substr($$line_ref, 0, 1) = '';
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    } else {
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      # an undesirable character... But use it anyway
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      $$piece_ref .= substr($$line_ref, 0 ,1);
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      substr($$line_ref, 0, 1) = '';
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    }
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  }
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  return $ok;
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}
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=head1 NAME
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Text::CSV - comma-separated values manipulation routines
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=head1 SYNOPSIS
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 use Text::CSV;
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 $version = Text::CSV->version();      # get the module version
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 $csv = Text::CSV->new();              # create a new object
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 $status = $csv->combine(@columns);    # combine columns into a string
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 $line = $csv->string();               # get the combined string
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 $status = $csv->parse($line);         # parse a CSV string into fields
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 @columns = $csv->fields();            # get the parsed fields
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 $status = $csv->status();             # get the most recent status
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 $bad_argument = $csv->error_input();  # get the most recent bad argument
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=head1 DESCRIPTION
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Text::CSV provides facilities for the composition and decomposition of
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comma-separated values.  An instance of the Text::CSV class can combine
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fields into a CSV string and parse a CSV string into fields.
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=head1 FUNCTIONS
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=over 4
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=item version
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 $version = Text::CSV->version();
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This function may be called as a class or an object method.  It returns the current
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module version.
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=item new
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 $csv = Text::CSV->new();
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This function may be called as a class or an object method.  It returns a reference to a
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newly created Text::CSV object.
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=item combine
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 $status = $csv->combine(@columns);
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This object function constructs a CSV string from the arguments, returning
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success or failure.  Failure can result from lack of arguments or an argument
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containing an invalid character.  Upon success, C<string()> can be called to
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retrieve the resultant CSV string.  Upon failure, the value returned by
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C<string()> is undefined and C<error_input()> can be called to retrieve an
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invalid argument.
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=item string
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 $line = $csv->string();
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This object function returns the input to C<parse()> or the resultant CSV string of
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C<combine()>, whichever was called more recently.
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=item parse
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 $status = $csv->parse($line);
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This object function decomposes a CSV string into fields, returning
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success or failure.  Failure can result from a lack of argument or the given CSV
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string is improperly formatted.  Upon success, C<fields()> can be called to
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retrieve the decomposed fields .  Upon failure, the value returned by
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C<fields()> is undefined and C<error_input()> can be called to retrieve the
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invalid argument.
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=item fields
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 @columns = $csv->fields();
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This object function returns the input to C<combine()> or the resultant decomposed
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fields of C<parse()>, whichever was called more recently.
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=item status
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 $status = $csv->status();
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This object function returns success (or failure) of C<combine()> or C<parse()>,
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whichever was called more recently.
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=item error_input
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 $bad_argument = $csv->error_input();
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This object function returns the erroneous argument (if it exists) of C<combine()>
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or C<parse()>, whichever was called more recently.
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=back
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=head1 EXAMPLE
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  require Text::CSV;
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  my $csv = Text::CSV->new;
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  my $column = '';
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  my $sample_input_string = '"I said, ""Hi!""",Yes,"",2.34,,"1.09"';
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  if ($csv->parse($sample_input_string)) {
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    my @field = $csv->fields;
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    my $count = 0;
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    for $column (@field) {
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      print ++$count, " => ", $column, "\n";
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    }
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    print "\n";
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  } else {
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    my $err = $csv->error_input;
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    print "parse() failed on argument: ", $err, "\n";
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  }
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  my @sample_input_fields = ('You said, "Hello!"',
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			     5.67,
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			     'Surely',
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			     '',
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			     '3.14159');
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  if ($csv->combine(@sample_input_fields)) {
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    my $string = $csv->string;
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    print $string, "\n";
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  } else {
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    my $err = $csv->error_input;
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    print "combine() failed on argument: ", $err, "\n";
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  }
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=head1 CAVEATS
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This module is based upon a working definition of CSV format which may not be
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the most general.
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=over 4
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=item 1 
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Allowable characters within a CSV field include 0x09 (tab) and the inclusive
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range of 0x20 (space) through 0x7E (tilde).
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=item 2
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A field within CSV may be surrounded by double-quotes.
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=item 3
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A field within CSV must be surrounded by double-quotes to contain a comma.
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=item 4
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A field within CSV must be surrounded by double-quotes to contain an embedded
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double-quote, represented by a pair of consecutive double-quotes.
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=item 5
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A CSV string may be terminated by 0x0A (line feed) or by 0x0D,0x0A
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(carriage return, line feed).
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=head1 AUTHOR
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Alan Citterman F<E<lt>alan@mfgrtl.comE<gt>>
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=head1 SEE ALSO
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perl(1)
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=cut