diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/amerix/10-load-csx-small.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/amerix/10-load-csx-small.aql
index 5e819bd..01c29de 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/amerix/10-load-csx-small.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/amerix/10-load-csx-small.aql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use dataverse fuzzy1;
 
 declare type CSXType as open {
-  id: int32, 
+  id: int32,
   csxid: string,
   title: string,
   authors: string,
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 declare nodegroup group1 on nc1, nc2;
 
-declare dataset CSXSmall(CSXType) 
+declare dataset CSXSmall(CSXType)
   primary key id on group1;
 
-load dataset CSXSmall 
+load dataset CSXSmall
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/fuzzyjoin/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="nc1://data/fuzzyjoin/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000")) pre-sorted;
 
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/pub/040-load-csx.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/pub/040-load-csx.aql
index a87398d..c1eb120 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/pub/040-load-csx.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/fuzzyjoin/pub/040-load-csx.aql
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use dataverse fuzzy1;
 
 declare type CSXType as open {
-  id: int32, 
+  id: int32,
   csxid: string,
   title: string,
   authors: string,
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 declare nodegroup group1 on nc1, nc2;
 
-declare dataset CSX(CSXType) 
+declare dataset CSX(CSXType)
   primary key id on group1;
 
 // load dataset CSX from nc1:'/asterix/asterix-app/data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt'
 load dataset  CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1:///asterix/asterix-app/data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
+(("path"="nc1:///asterix/asterix-app/data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000")) pre-sorted;
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.2.update.aql
index 47d8420..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_1/dblp-csx-2_1.2.update.aql
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
 
-load dataset CSX 
+load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.2.update.aql
index 47d8420..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_2/dblp-csx-2_2.2.update.aql
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use dataverse fuzzyjoin;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
 
-load dataset CSX 
+load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_3/dblp-csx-2_3.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_4/dblp-csx-2_4.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.1/dblp-csx-2_5.1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.2/dblp-csx-2_5.2.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1/dblp-csx-2_5.3.1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5.3/dblp-csx-2_5.3.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-2_5/dblp-csx-2_5.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_1/dblp-csx-3_1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_2/dblp-csx-3_2.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_3/dblp-csx-3_3.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_4/dblp-csx-3_4.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.1/dblp-csx-3_5.1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.2/dblp-csx-3_5.2.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1/dblp-csx-3_5.3.1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.3/dblp-csx-3_5.3.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.2.update.aql
index 50972b4..a452348 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1/dblp-csx-3_5.4.1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.2.update.aql
index 50972b4..a452348 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5.4/dblp-csx-3_5.4.2.update.aql
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-3_5/dblp-csx-3_5.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2/dblp-csx-aqlplus_2.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3/dblp-csx-aqlplus_3.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql
index 916bd56..e0e46d8 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/fuzzyjoin/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1/dblp-csx-dblp-aqlplus_1.2.update.aql
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/btree-secondary-equi-join/btree-secondary-equi-join.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/btree-secondary-equi-join/btree-secondary-equi-join.2.update.aql
index 78a8e47..2eeb41e 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/btree-secondary-equi-join/btree-secondary-equi-join.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/index-join/btree-secondary-equi-join/btree-secondary-equi-join.2.update.aql
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
  * Description    : Equi joins two datasets, DBLP and CSX, based on their title.
- *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint 
+ *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint
  *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
index 9388959..8c1fd38 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
index 319c927..d683bff 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
index 0a2a629..7faf85f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql
index a166535..22aa5b7 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join-noeqjoin/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
index 8fbfdb9..68f309f 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard-inline/ngram-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
index 93233c1..a267f03 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/ngram-jaccard/ngram-jaccard.2.update.aql
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
index 3064796..a90d3f4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard-inline/word-jaccard-inline.2.update.aql
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql
index 5a307f6..e80da53 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/inverted-index-join/word-jaccard/word-jaccard.2.update.aql
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/dblp-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":")) pre-sorted;
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285-2/query_issue285-2.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285-2/query_issue285-2.2.update.aql
index 923f6e4..54290df 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285-2/query_issue285-2.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285-2/query_issue285-2.2.update.aql
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
  * Description    : Left-outer joins two datasets, DBLP and CSX, based on their title.
- *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint 
+ *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint
  *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285/query_issue285.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285/query_issue285.2.update.aql
index 923f6e4..54290df 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285/query_issue285.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue285/query_issue285.2.update.aql
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
  * Description    : Left-outer joins two datasets, DBLP and CSX, based on their title.
- *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint 
+ *                  DBLP has a secondary btree index on title, and given the 'indexnl' hint
  *                  we expect the join to be transformed into an indexed nested-loop join.
  * Success        : Yes
  */
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue658/query_issue658.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue658/query_issue658.2.update.aql
index 4e2123a..1cc3923 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue658/query_issue658.2.update.aql
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/leftouterjoin/query_issue658/query_issue658.2.update.aql
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 use dataverse test;
 
-load dataset DBLP 
+load dataset DBLP
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
 (("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/dblp-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
 
 load dataset CSX
 using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
-(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"));
+(("path"="nc1://data/pub-small/csx-small-id.txt"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=":"),("quote"="\u0000"));
 
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b7c16f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+drop dataverse temp if exists;
+create dataverse temp
+use dataverse temp;
+
+create type test as closed {
+  id: int32,
+  float: float,
+  floatq: float?,
+  double: double,
+  doubleq: double?,
+  string: string,
+  stringq: string?
+};
+
+create dataset testds (test)
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0e04ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+load dataset testds
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/csv/sample_02.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"="|"));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d5f60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_03/csv_03.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+for $i in dataset testds
+order by $i.id
+return {
+  "id": $i.id,
+  "float": $i.float,
+  "floatq": $i.floatq,
+  "double": $i.double,
+  "doubleq": $i.doubleq,
+  "string": $i.string,
+  "stringq": $i.stringq
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b51d617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ * In this test, we check quote
+ * and delimiter in a field
+ *
+ */
+
+drop dataverse temp if exists;
+create dataverse temp
+use dataverse temp;
+
+create type test as closed {
+  id: int32,
+  float: float,
+  stringa: string,
+  stringb: string?
+};
+
+create dataset testds (test)
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df24a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+load dataset testds
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/csv/sample_03.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=","),("quote"="\""));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee72474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_04/csv_04.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+for $i in dataset testds
+order by $i.id
+return {
+  "id": $i.id,
+  "float": $i.float,
+  "stringa": $i.stringa,
+  "stringb": $i.stringb
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cba880c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a field is not enclosed in two quotes properly. It misses one quote.
+ *
+ */
+
+drop dataverse temp if exists;
+create dataverse temp
+use dataverse temp;
+
+create type test as closed {
+  id: int32,
+  float: float,
+  stringa: string,
+  stringb: string?
+};
+
+create dataset testds (test)
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b851701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a field is not enclosed in two quotes properly. It misses one quote.
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+load dataset testds
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/csv/sample_04_quote_error.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=","),("quote"="\""));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba85528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_05/csv_05.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a field is not enclosed in two quotes properly. It misses one quote.
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+for $i in dataset testds
+order by $i.id
+return {
+  "id": $i.id,
+  "float": $i.float,
+  "stringa": $i.stringa,
+  "stringb": $i.stringb
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2b5d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a whitespace is placed after the delimiter, and there is a quote after that.
+ * According to RFC (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180), this is not allowed.
+ *
+ */
+
+drop dataverse temp if exists;
+create dataverse temp
+use dataverse temp;
+
+create type test as closed {
+  id: int32,
+  float: float,
+  stringa: string,
+  stringb: string?
+};
+
+create dataset testds (test)
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..468d7cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a whitespace is placed after the delimiter, and there is a quote after that.
+ * According to RFC (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180), this is not allowed.
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+load dataset testds
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/csv/sample_05_space_error_1.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=","),("quote"="\""));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da3a4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_06/csv_06.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a whitespace is placed after the delimiter, and there is a quote after that.
+ * According to RFC (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180), this is not allowed.
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+for $i in dataset testds
+order by $i.id
+return {
+  "id": $i.id,
+  "float": $i.float,
+  "stringa": $i.stringa,
+  "stringb": $i.stringb
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.1.ddl.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.1.ddl.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41a66ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.1.ddl.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: fail - a whitespace is placed after a quote, and there is a delimiter after that space.
+ * According to RFC (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180), this is not allowed.
+ *
+ */
+
+drop dataverse temp if exists;
+create dataverse temp
+use dataverse temp;
+
+create type test as closed {
+  id: int32,
+  float: float,
+  stringa: string,
+  stringb: string?
+};
+
+create dataset testds (test)
+primary key id;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.2.update.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.2.update.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5fbc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.2.update.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+load dataset testds
+using "edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.NCFileSystemAdapter"
+(("path"="nc1://data/csv/sample_06_space_error_2.csv"),("format"="delimited-text"),("delimiter"=","),("quote"="\""));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.3.query.aql b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.3.query.aql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee72474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/queries/load/csv_07/csv_07.3.query.aql
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * CSV file loading test
+ * Expected result: success
+ *
+ */
+
+use dataverse temp;
+
+for $i in dataset testds
+order by $i.id
+return {
+  "id": $i.id,
+  "float": $i.float,
+  "stringa": $i.stringa,
+  "stringb": $i.stringb
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_03/csv_03.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_03/csv_03.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..712d6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_03/csv_03.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "id": 1, "float": 0.1f, "floatq": 0.1f, "double": 0.1d, "doubleq": 0.1d, "string": "abc", "stringq": "abc" }
+{ "id": 2, "float": 0.2f, "floatq": null, "double": 0.2d, "doubleq": null, "string": "", "stringq": null }
+{ "id": 3, "float": 0.3f, "floatq": null, "double": 0.3d, "doubleq": null, "string": "", "stringq": null }
+{ "id": 4, "float": 0.4f, "floatq": null, "double": 0.4d, "doubleq": null, "string": "", "stringq": null }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_04/csv_04.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_04/csv_04.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292a507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_04/csv_04.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "id": 1, "float": 0.1f, "stringa": "test\",1a", "stringb": "test\"1b" }
+{ "id": 2, "float": 0.2f, "stringa": "test2a", "stringb": "test2b" }
+{ "id": 3, "float": 0.3f, "stringa": "test,3a,3a,3a", "stringb": "\"\"test\"\"" }
+{ "id": 4, "float": 0.4f, "stringa": "test\"4a\",4a", "stringb": " test with\nline break " }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_05/csv_05.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_05/csv_05.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292a507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_05/csv_05.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "id": 1, "float": 0.1f, "stringa": "test\",1a", "stringb": "test\"1b" }
+{ "id": 2, "float": 0.2f, "stringa": "test2a", "stringb": "test2b" }
+{ "id": 3, "float": 0.3f, "stringa": "test,3a,3a,3a", "stringb": "\"\"test\"\"" }
+{ "id": 4, "float": 0.4f, "stringa": "test\"4a\",4a", "stringb": " test with\nline break " }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_06/csv_06.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_06/csv_06.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292a507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_06/csv_06.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "id": 1, "float": 0.1f, "stringa": "test\",1a", "stringb": "test\"1b" }
+{ "id": 2, "float": 0.2f, "stringa": "test2a", "stringb": "test2b" }
+{ "id": 3, "float": 0.3f, "stringa": "test,3a,3a,3a", "stringb": "\"\"test\"\"" }
+{ "id": 4, "float": 0.4f, "stringa": "test\"4a\",4a", "stringb": " test with\nline break " }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_07/csv_07.1.adm b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_07/csv_07.1.adm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..292a507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/results/load/csv_07/csv_07.1.adm
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{ "id": 1, "float": 0.1f, "stringa": "test\",1a", "stringb": "test\"1b" }
+{ "id": 2, "float": 0.2f, "stringa": "test2a", "stringb": "test2b" }
+{ "id": 3, "float": 0.3f, "stringa": "test,3a,3a,3a", "stringb": "\"\"test\"\"" }
+{ "id": 4, "float": 0.4f, "stringa": "test\"4a\",4a", "stringb": " test with\nline break " }
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
index 3464a29..2dd0f18 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/resources/runtimets/testsuite.xml
@@ -4814,6 +4814,34 @@
       </compilation-unit>
     </test-case>
     <test-case FilePath="load">
+      <compilation-unit name="csv_03">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">csv_03</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="load">
+      <compilation-unit name="csv_04">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">csv_04</output-dir>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="load">
+      <compilation-unit name="csv_05">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">csv_05</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="load">
+      <compilation-unit name="csv_06">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">csv_06</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="load">
+      <compilation-unit name="csv_07">
+        <output-dir compare="Text">csv_07</output-dir>
+        <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException</expected-error>
+      </compilation-unit>
+    </test-case>
+    <test-case FilePath="load">
       <compilation-unit name="issue14_query">
         <output-dir compare="Text">none</output-dir>
         <expected-error>edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.AsterixException</expected-error>