Create external table on a CSV file with a variable number of delimiters

Hi experts,
I was wondering what the best approach for the following issue.
I'm trying to create an external table on a file which has in each record (on a new line 'RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE') a variabel number of delimiters. By example my delimiter is a comma , in the first record I have 100 comma's in the second only 60, the next 80 etc.etc.
Is there a way to create a external table on this file?
Thanks in advance.

alter the source is no option, unfortunalty. But is suggested there would be a sensible workway to handle it. An to solve it I want to pivot i, but first I think I need to have the file in Oracle through a external table.
Edited by: Jonathan Wisgerhof on Mar 31, 2009 12:21 PM

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LV_TAB TYPE CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB
LOOP AT GT_DATATAB INTO GS_DATATAB.
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                         GS_DATATAB-FIELD2
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ENDLOOP.
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I want to use the following dynamically to create External Table.
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import string
import java.sql as sql
import java.lang as lang
import re
sourceConnection = odiRef.getJDBCConnection("SRC")
output_write=open('C:/Oracle/Middleware/Oracle_ODI2/oracledi/pro/PRO.txt','r+')
myStmt = sourceConnection.createStatement()
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*my_query=my_query.upper()*
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*md=myRs.getMetaData()*
*collect=[]*
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*while (i <= md.getColumnCount()):*
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*elif string.find(my_query,'||') > 0:*
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*else:*
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*old=output_write.read()*
*output_write.seek(0)*
*output_write.write (header+'\n'+old)*
*sourceConnection.close()*
*output_write.close()*
Any one can you help regarding this
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