MySQL 5 has a CSV storage engine
You can read Page 639 of the MySQL Administrator's Guide and Language Reference
(2nd edition)
ISBN 0-672-328700-4
Try this:
Step 1:
CREATE TABLE NewDataCSV (firstname varchar(30),lastname varchar(30))
Engine=CSV;
This should create NewDataCSV.frm and NewDataCS
You'll probably need to create a database first (to host the table).
This can be done most easily from the GUI MySQL Administrator tool, or
from phpMyAdmin if you have it, or from a mysql command line:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/create-database.html
To create a table use the CREAT
