Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-pstamp-20260421/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/read_vectors.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-pstamp-20260421/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/read_vectors.c	(revision 43038)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-pstamp-20260421/Ohana/src/opihi/cmd.data/read_vectors.c	(revision 43039)
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@
 	      char *value = NULL;
 	      if (IsCSV) {
-		char *end = parse_nextword_csv (ptr);
-		if (end) {
-		  value = end ? strncreate (ptr, end - ptr) : strcreate (ptr);
-		}
+		char *end = parse_nextword_csv (ptr); // parse_nextword_csv returns pointer to start of next word
+		value = end ? strncreate (ptr, end - ptr - 1) : strcreate (ptr); // strip separating comma
 	      } else {
 		value = thisword(ptr);
@@ -329,7 +327,5 @@
 	      if (IsCSV) {
 		char *end = parse_nextword_csv (ptr);
-		if (end) {
-		  value = end ? strncreate (ptr, end - ptr) : strcreate (ptr);
-		}
+		value = end ? strncreate (ptr, end - ptr - 1) : strcreate (ptr); // strip separating comma
 	      } else {
 		value = thisword(ptr);