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CurlerBob
Fluorite | Level 6
I have a .csv file that I'm trying to read in. The problem is that every other byte appears to be a NULL (char value = 00). The best solution I have is using the compress function to take the NULLs out. This isn't the first time my "data experts" have given me a file like this and I suspect that it is due to a decryption process that they use.

My question is this, is there a easier or slicker way of ignoring the bad bytes or am I doomed to repeat this exercise over and over again?
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data_null__
Jade | Level 19
Sounds like you have a UNICODE file. Look at the ENCODING option on the INFILE or FILENAME statement.
CurlerBob
Fluorite | Level 6
Thanks. That worked great!

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