diff --git a/include/textset.h b/include/textset.h
index 5879ce6b0..21cd94850 100755
--- a/include/textset.h
+++ b/include/textset.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class TCSV_recordset : public TText_recordset
   TArray _trc;
 
 protected:
+  char separator() const { return _separator; }
+  void set_separator(const char s) { CHECK(s != 0, "Invalid separator"); _separator = s; }
   virtual TQuery_type parse_query(const char* query, TFilename& table);
 
 public: