LinuxQuestions.org - Need help with "read" command

I have a file named /etc/values, with the following 3 lines:

Code:

Gonzales, Juan;California;June

Johnson, Paul;Wyoming;April

Smith, John;Wisconsin;February

I'm trying to figure out how to use the read command and need a little advice. I'd like run a script that prints out:

Code:

Name:  Gonzales, Juan

State:  California

Month:  June



Name: Johnson, Paul

State: Wyoming

Month: April



Name: Smith, John

State:  Wisconsin

Month:  February

Here is my script so far:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

## Set IFS variable to semicolon as delimiter

IFS=;

for i in `cat /etc/values`; do

 echo $i | read -a field

 echo -e "Name:\t${field[0]}"

 echo -e "State:\t${field[1]}"

 echo -e "Month:\t${field[2]}"

done

But it's not working.
The output I am getting is:

Code:

Name:

State:

Month

:

I have read "man bash" and have tried many variations, but still not working right. If you have any tips, or see what I am doing wrong, feel free to point it out.

NOTE: The actual file I'll be using will have hundreds of records, delimited by a semicolon. Within the fields, there will be spaces and commas.