Specify input file delimiter with -F;
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cat inputfile.csv | awk -F, '{print "this is the first field:"$1}'
this is the first field:South Africa`
write apostrophes out by escaping and wrapping in quotes ‘\’’;
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cat inputfile.csv | awk -F, '{print "insert into SALES_PRODUCTTYPE (TYPECODE) values ('\''"$2"'\'')"}'
insert into SALES_PRODUCTTYPE (TYPECODE) values ('Camping')