Special Characters for Member Lists

The following system properties define special characters that are used to parse comma-separated values (CSV) files for member lists.

memberlist.csv.reader.separator: Defines the character that separates fields in each line of the file. The comma (,) character is used by default.
memberlist.csv.reader.quotechar: Defines the character that encloses field values that have spaces of other special characters. The double-quote (") character is used by default.
memberlist.csv.reader.escape: Defines the escape sequence that is used in the file. The backslash (\) character is used by default.

Example: Backslash Characters in CSV Input

Often CSV input for a member list contains backslash characters in pathnames, as in the following example:

Login, Category, Value
DOMAIN\Hector_Torres, ResName3, Solaris\HTorres
DOMAIN\Alex_Patrick, Location, Atlanta

By default, the CSV parser treats the backslash character as an escape character. The resulting member list omits backslashes, as follows:

Login, Category, Value
DOMAINHector_Torres, ResName3, SolarisHTorres
DOMAINAlex_Patrick, Location, Atlanta

To include the backslash character in field values, edit the memberlist.csv.reader.escape system property to define a different escape character.

Note: Select an escape character that does not appear in your data. Do not use the double quote character as an escape character.