Index: /Users/andrew/Documents/workspace/pinchin/sites/default/modules/viewfield/viewfield.module
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--- /Users/andrew/Documents/workspace/pinchin/sites/default/modules/viewfield/viewfield.module  (revision 147)
+++ /Users/andrew/Documents/workspace/pinchin/sites/default/modules/viewfield/viewfield.module  (working copy)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     }
 */
    $translated_args = strtr($a, array('%nid' => $node->nid, '%author' => $node->uid, '%viewer' => $user->uid));
-    $args = explode(',', $translated_args);
+    $args = explode('\,', $translated_args);
     if ($formatter != 'default' && $formatter != 'count') {
       $view->page_type = $formatter;
     }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
         '#title' => 'arguments',
         '#default_value' => $node_field[0]['vargs'], // all views share args (for now ...)
         '#required' => false,
-        '#description' => t('Provide a comma separated list of arguments to pass to the view. These arguments will be passed to EACH selected view.'),
+        '#description' => t('Provide a backslash-comma (\,) separated list of arguments to pass to the view. These arguments will be passed to EACH selected view.'),
       );
 
       // TODO: token support right now a bit hacked on ... needs better integration