DIAGNOSE → FIX

CSV Extra Rows or Shifted Columns

Unescaped delimiters or malformed quotes break row structure.

LIKELY CAUSE

Why it happens

Inspect rows containing commas/semicolons inside text and verify quoting.

SAFE FIX

What to do

Use a real CSV parser rather than splitting on commas.

Debug in this order

  1. Reproduce the problem on the smallest sample that still fails.
  2. Inspect the exact keys, types, ranges or markup involved instead of only the displayed value.
  3. Fix the root cause, then rerun the original case and one known-good case.
  4. Document the rule if the same problem can return in recurring work.
WORKTOOLS RULE

Do not hide an unexplained data error with a cosmetic workaround. Make the input and matching logic predictable first.