# How to import the CSV data to Ignition Edge Perspective

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**Created:** [December 23, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-csv-data-to-ignition-edge-perspective/100147 "2024-12-23T05:39:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deepak\_CL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@Deepak\_CL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Deepak_CL)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-csv-data-to-ignition-edge-perspective/100147/1 "2024-12-23T05:39:29Z")

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I am using file upload component in ignition edge perspective to read the CSV data while copying the data to memory tag values are incorrect, using event script on file received.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/a/6af2b6e7998f56b9ab9079811cbdc9a34b9e986e.png)  
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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-csv-data-to-ignition-edge-perspective/100147/2 "2024-12-23T12:13:05Z")

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I can see one potential problem.

 ![Dataset tag](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/3/d353ed1a6e9b7d7015771c2a94da732c166017fc.png)  
Your dataset tag is only one column wide but the dataset you are pushing in is three columns wide.

I don't know what's going to happen in those circumstances. Perhaps the tag would be redefined so maybe it _should_ work.

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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2024, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-csv-data-to-ignition-edge-perspective/100147/3 "2024-12-24T15:54:54Z")

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You might try adding a logger in there to output to the log what it's reading for your header. It should be seeing the same columns but doesn't hurt to check if it's reading as a list/array as expected or as just a single string which could be throwing it off.

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**Author:** ![Deepak\_CL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@Deepak\_CL](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Deepak_CL)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-csv-data-to-ignition-edge-perspective/100147/4 "2025-01-02T08:08:23Z")

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Thanks for suggestion, added additional two columns to the memory tag. now its throwing the error.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/f/3ff02dd13dbdc6d68beb87498ca68c76d428b71f.png)

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-import-the-csv-data-to-ignition-edge-perspective/100147/5 "2025-01-02T09:35:34Z")

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That's telling you that you've messed up the Python indentation on line 2 of your script.

In the script editor, right-click in the script text area | Appearance | enable both Whitespace and Tab Lines.

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