--- lib/faster_csv.rb	(original)
+++ lib/faster_csv.rb	(working copy)
@@ -796,22 +796,22 @@
   }
   
   # 
   # The options used when no overrides are given by calling code.  They are:
   # 
-  # <b><tt>:col_sep</tt></b>::            <tt>","</tt>
+  # <b><tt>:col_sep</tt></b>::            <tt>";"</tt>
   # <b><tt>:row_sep</tt></b>::            <tt>:auto</tt>
   # <b><tt>:quote_char</tt></b>::         <tt>'"'</tt>
   # <b><tt>:converters</tt></b>::         +nil+
   # <b><tt>:unconverted_fields</tt></b>:: +nil+
   # <b><tt>:headers</tt></b>::            +false+
   # <b><tt>:return_headers</tt></b>::     +false+
   # <b><tt>:header_converters</tt></b>::  +nil+
   # <b><tt>:skip_blanks</tt></b>::        +false+
   # <b><tt>:force_quotes</tt></b>::       +false+
   # 
-  DEFAULT_OPTIONS = { :col_sep            => ",",
+  DEFAULT_OPTIONS = { :col_sep            => ";",
                       :row_sep            => :auto,
                       :quote_char         => '"', 
                       :converters         => nil,
                       :unconverted_fields => nil,
                       :headers            => false,
@@ -851,29 +851,29 @@
     Object.const_set(:CSV, Class.new).class_eval do
       def self.foreach(path, rs = :auto, &block)  # :nodoc:
         FasterCSV.foreach(path, :row_sep => rs, &block)
       end
       
-      def self.generate_line(row, fs = ",", rs = "")  # :nodoc:
+      def self.generate_line(row, fs = ";", rs = "")  # :nodoc:
         FasterCSV.generate_line(row, :col_sep => fs, :row_sep => rs)
       end
       
-      def self.open(path, mode, fs = ",", rs = :auto, &block)  # :nodoc:
+      def self.open(path, mode, fs = ";", rs = :auto, &block)  # :nodoc:
         if block and mode.include? "r"
           FasterCSV.open(path, mode, :col_sep => fs, :row_sep => rs) do |csv|
             csv.each(&block)
           end
         else
           FasterCSV.open(path, mode, :col_sep => fs, :row_sep => rs, &block)
         end
       end
       
-      def self.parse(str_or_readable, fs = ",", rs = :auto, &block)  # :nodoc:
+      def self.parse(str_or_readable, fs = ";", rs = :auto, &block)  # :nodoc:
         FasterCSV.parse(str_or_readable, :col_sep => fs, :row_sep => rs, &block)
       end
       
-      def self.parse_line(src, fs = ",", rs = :auto)  # :nodoc:
+      def self.parse_line(src, fs = ";", rs = :auto)  # :nodoc:
         FasterCSV.parse_line(src, :col_sep => fs, :row_sep => rs)
       end
       
       def self.readlines(path, rs = :auto)  # :nodoc:
         FasterCSV.readlines(path, :row_sep => rs)