UTL_FILE: How do you use the ^ as a delimiter from an ASCII file?

Question

We currently have UTL_FILE pulling in a comma delimited file,
with this code: With the V_COMMA's declared and other variables
declared listed below. It works. When we change the ASCII file
to ^ delimited, the program fails. How do we get the ^ to work
with UTL_FILE?
BEGIN
UTL_FILE.GET_LINE(V_FILEHANDLE, V_NEWLINE);
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
EXIT;
END;
/* adding numbers 1-6 to position one on newline*/
V_COMMA_1 := INSTR(V_NEWLINE, ',', 1, 1);
V_COMMA_2 := INSTR(V_NEWLINE, ',', 1, 2);
V_COMMA_3 := INSTR(V_NEWLINE, ',', 1, 3);
V_COMMA_4 := INSTR(V_NEWLINE, ',', 1, 4);
V_COMMA_5 := INSTR(V_NEWLINE, ',', 1, 5);
V_COMMA_6 := INSTR(V_NEWLINE, ',', 1, 6);
V_ITEM_NUMBER := SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE, 1, V_COMMA_1 - 1);
V_AVAILABLE := SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE, V_COMMA_1 + 1, V_COMMA_2 -
V_COMMA_1-1);
V_ETA_CHAR := SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE, V_COMMA_2 + 1,
V_COMMA_3 - V_COMMA_2-1);
V_RETAIL_PRICE := SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE, V_COMMA_3 + 1,
V_COMMA_4 - V_COMMA_3-1);
V_DROP_SHIP_FILE := SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE, V_COMMA_4 + 1,
V_COMMA_5 - V_COMMA_4-1);
V_COMPANY_FILE := SUBSTR(V_NEWLINE, V_COMMA_5 + 1);

Answer 1

Thanks for your response!
I have simplified the sheet so it contains no split or merged cells, yet still I get the exclamation mark where I want the average. (The exclamation mark says 'Numbers can't be divided by zero'.)
Exam
Skit
Exam
Class Participation
1
2
TOTAL
MAX. MARK
55
30
100
15
200
ADJ. %
MARK
Student A
37
20
84
15
156
78%
72%
7
Student B
39
28
91
15
173
87%
80%
8
Student C
39
28
86
10
163
82%
76%
8
Student D
34
26
92
15
167
84%
78%
8
Student E
38
26
74
10
148
74%
69%
7
CLASS AVERAGE
37.4
25.6
85.4
13.0
161.4
80.7%
75.0%
I guess the basic question is: can you actually use AVERAGE on data that is output by an IF formula?