parseCSV.js

// hosted at http://lastinfinitetentacle.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/csv-parser-in-javascript.html
var textToArray = function (txtLine, del, txtQual) {
    "use strict";
    var datArr = [], newStr = "";
    while (txtLine.length > 0) {
        if (txtLine.substr(0, txtQual.length) === txtQual) {
            // get quoted block
            newStr = txtLine.substr(0, txtQual.length + txtLine.indexOf(txtQual, txtQual.length));
            datArr.push(newStr.substr(txtQual.length, newStr.length - txtQual.length * 2));
        }
        else {
            // get data block
            if (txtLine.indexOf(del) !== -1) {
                newStr = txtLine.substr(0, txtLine.indexOf(del));
            } else {
                newStr = txtLine;
            }
            datArr.push(newStr);
        }
        txtLine = txtLine.substr(newStr.length + del.length, txtLine.length);
    }
    return datArr;
};


var fs = require('fs');
var con = require('console');
var del = ";;";
var txtQual = "\"\""; // a pair of quotes.
var file = fs.open('D:/ringojs-0.8/test.txt');
var line = "";
for (line in file) {
    con.log(textToArray(line, del, txtQual).join("---"));
}