# Import csv file into perspective

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580 "2020-02-25T14:18:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/1 "2020-02-25T14:18:55Z")

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Hello  
Is there any way to import csv/text file into perspective for parsing?  
if not is there any plan to add this functionality?

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/2 "2020-02-25T14:22:24Z")

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File upload? [https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Perspective+-+File+Upload](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Perspective+-+File+Upload)

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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/3 "2020-02-25T14:32:18Z")

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Why don’t we have a script function for that? Like system.file.openFile() in vision.  
I really need to change the appearance of component for my style which is not possible.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/4 "2020-02-25T14:33:06Z")

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Because you’re in a different world (the web browser). You can’t just randomly open files on a user’s computer from a web browser. They have to initiate an upload.

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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/5 "2020-02-25T14:34:29Z")

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> [@Kevin.Herron](#):
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> Because you’re in a different world (the web browser). You can’t just randomly open files on a user’s computer from a web browser. They have to initiate an upload.

Could you at least add an opotion to create the icon? I mean component has a path for icon .

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/6 "2020-02-25T14:37:18Z")

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@jball configuration for the icon should be possible to add, yeah?

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**Author:** ![jball](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jball/32/11128_2.png) [@jball](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jball)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/7 "2020-02-25T16:58:00Z")

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Yep. It would be simple to expose that upload icon path as a component property. I will open a ticket.

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**Author:** ![KARTHIK\_PANNEERSELVA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KARTHIK\_PANNEERSELVA](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KARTHIK_PANNEERSELVA)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/import-csv-file-into-perspective/32580/8 "2023-01-24T06:07:01Z")

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I'm quite new to ignition, do you know how to import my CSV in Vision. (Step-by-step process) TIA