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674.Advanced search and replace -- How to extract column X from csv file where X is decided by column A?

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Description:
How to extract column X from csv file where X is decided by column A? 
 
How to select column conditionally by the number in column A? If column A is "2", then extract column B, if column A is "3", then extract column C, and so on... 
Input Sample:
2,B1,C1,D1,E1,F1 
3,B2,C2,D2,E2,F2 
5,B3,C3,D3,E3,F3
Output Sample:
B1 
C2 
E3 
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. ctrl-o open csv file 
2. ctrl-h open 'replace' window 
* set 'Replace Unit' to 'Line' 
* set 'Replace with pattern' to: 
 
* click 'Settings' page, set 'Input delimiter' to 'other', and enter a comma "," in the following entry. 
3. click "Replace", done. 
4. ctrl-s save to file. 

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