diff --git a/plugin/makecols.vim b/plugin/makecols.vim
index 0ba41a5..ac550cb 100644
--- a/plugin/makecols.vim
+++ b/plugin/makecols.vim
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ function! s:get_visual_selection()
     let [lnum2, col2] = getpos("'>")[1:2]
     execute lnum1 . "," . lnum2 . "delete"
     let lines = getline(lnum1, lnum2)
-    let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: col2 - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
-    let lines[0] = lines[0][col1 - 1:]
-    return join(lines, "\n")
+    " let lines[-1] = lines[-1][: col2 - (&selection == 'inclusive' ? 1 : 2)]
+    " let lines[0] = lines[0][col1 - 1:]
+    return join(lines, ",")
 endfunction
 
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function! s:convert_selection(selection)
     let c = 0
     let no_of_cols = 6
     let new_string = ""
-    let old_selection = split(selection, "\n")
+    let old_selection = split(selection, ",")
     echom "Old Selection: "
     echom join(old_selection, ", ")
     let @z = ""