Field separator problem in file

Hi All,
I have a req in content converion .
I have 2 fields
A and B mapping is one to one only
for this I have used fieldseparator =','
Endseparator='nl'
My req is like this
if only A is coming then comma should also come even B is not coming.
A
A
A,B
A,B
A
A
I hope the req is clear...
Regards

Hi Raj,
There is no issue of parameter .I used these 2 paramters only. and they are working fine but now the req is this
In my scenario there is 2 fields let say Ganga and Raj
both fields in file like this
Raj
Raj,Ganga
Raj,Ganga
Raj
Raj
Raj
My req is this even if ganga not come and only Raj is coming Comma, should also come
Regards

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