# Csv filter separator and some value in cloumn is same

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-separator-and-some-value-in-cloumn-is-same/186045
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [June 17, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-separator-and-some-value-in-cloumn-is-same/186045 "2019-06-17T10:52:11Z")
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### Author: ![Nikhil\_Pillai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@Nikhil\_Pillai](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikhil_Pillai)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 10:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-separator-and-some-value-in-cloumn-is-same/186045/1 "2019-06-17T10:52:11Z")

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Hi,

```auto
"ID","FP_TRANSACTION_ID","REQ_BITSTREAM","REP_BITSTREAM","FAULT_BITSTREAM","FWD_BITSTREAM"
23596191,23596274,<input Service=""YesCustomerManagerService"" Operation=""inquireCasaAccountBalance( SessionContext, String)""><SessionContext><SupervisorContext><PrimaryPassword/><UserId/></SupervisorContext><BankCode>532</BankCode><Channel>BRN</Channel><ExternalBatchNumber/><ExternalReferenceNo/><ExternalSystemAuditTrailNumber/><LocalDateTimeText/><OriginalReferenceNo/><OverridenWarnings/><PostingDateText/><ServiceCode/><SessionTicket/><TransactionBranch>402</TransactionBranch><UserId>MOBUSER</UserId><ValueDateText/></SessionContext><ExtUniqueRefId>12345</ExtUniqueRefId><AccountNumber>545454</AccountNumber></input>, <?xml version=""1.0""?> <Exception><ErrorCode>2778</ErrorCode><ErrorMessage>Account not found</ErrorMessage><Response>99</Response><Reason/></Exception>,"",<input Service=""YesExtMobileService"" Operation=""inquireCasaAccountBalance( SessionContext, String)""><SessionContext><SupervisorContext><PrimaryPassword/><UserId/></SupervisorContext><BankCode>532</BankCode><Channel>BRN</Channel><ExternalBatchNumber/><ExternalReferenceNo/><ExternalSystemAuditTrailNumber/><LocalDateTimeText/><OriginalReferenceNo/><OverridenWarnings/><PostingDateText/><ServiceCode/><SessionTicket/><TransactionBranch>402</TransactionBranch><UserId>MOBUSER</UserId><ValueDateText/></SessionContext><ExtUniqueRefId>12345</ExtUniqueRefId><AccountNumber>545454</AccountNumber></input>

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As you can see in the REQ\_BITSTREAM, REP\_BITSTREAM there is value which has "," (comma) in it but it's not a separate event. How do I make sure that both the coulmn get the complete data and still csv filter consider "," (comma) as a separator.

Thanks!!

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### Author: ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-separator-and-some-value-in-cloumn-is-same/186045/2 "2019-06-17T13:07:35Z")

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A csv filter cannot parse that. A field can contain a comma, but in that case the entire field has to be quoted. That is not true of your text.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/csv-filter-separator-and-some-value-in-cloumn-is-same/186045/3 "2019-07-15T13:07:44Z")

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