To parse a single CSV file with well defined rules is easy. However, different spreadsheet vendors handle escaped characters and various issues differently. htt

To parse a single CSV file with well defined rules is easy. However, different spreadsheet vendors handle escaped characters and various issues differently. http://www.rtraction.com/blog/devit/excel-csv-to-mysql-hell.html http://www.rtraction.com/blog/devit/excel-csv-to-mysql-hell.... speaks of one problem that can occur. If you're trying to give example code that will work with a random CSV in the wild, it's going to be more than five lines. I'm guessing such a discussion was probably edited out as non-germane.