No suggestions on this one?

> I am trying to extract data from a textfile database, using <CFHTTP>.  
> The problem I am running into is that there are null fields in the 
> textfile database and CFHTTP is then counting two fields as one (tab 
> seperated).  For example, in my textfile there will be something like 
> this:
> 
> field1 field2 field3
> data data data
> data  data
> data data data
> 
> I am getting an Incorrect number of columns error, because coldfusion 
> is missing the null field and counting only 2 fields for the second 
> row of data.  Has anyone else come accross this, or have any 
> suggestions?  I have considered using the replace function on the 
> variable and replacing all double tabs with a tab<space>tab.  But this 
> to me seems like a poor work around.
> 
> I am using <CFHTTP url="#pathtofile#" columns="field1,field2,field3" 
> firstrowasheaders="yes" delimiter="tab"></CFHTTP>
> 
> David 
Critchley

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