quotes after a certain position

[unixwhoopie]

How do I put quotes after the 2nd comma?

if the line reads -
12,34,need quotes,5

I want it to read as -
12,34,'need quotes',5

thanks

 

[PHV]

sed "s!,!,'!2;s!,!',!3" /path/to/input < output

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[PHV]

OOps, sorry for the typo.
sed "s!,!,'!2;s!,!',!3" /path/to/input > output

Hope This Helps, PH.
Want to get great answers to your Tek-Tips questions? Have a look at FAQ219-2884 or FAQ181-2886