On Jul 9, 2009, at 5:59 AM, Marcus Mitchell wrote:

> Bil Kleb wrote:
>> On Feb 26, 2:08�ðm, James Gray <ja... / grayproductions.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Well, then you don't really want a CSV parser.
>>>
>>> Quotes in CSV data are used to indicate field grouping. �Én other  
>>> ï¿>>> words, they are metadata about the content and it doesn't make  
>>> sense ï¿>>> for a parser to return those to you. �Ét's like how an XML parser  
>>> ï¿>>> wouldn't give you the equals sign used to set a tag attribute.
>>
>> Ah, OK.  That clears things up.
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> or use :force_quotes => true when FasterCSV.open or FasterCSV.new

That option causes FasterCSV to always quote fields on output.  Bil  
was asking if he could have the quotes left in his fields on input.