# Xlsxwriter not working in ignition 8

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**Created:** [September 3, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xlsxwriter-not-working-in-ignition-8/50590 "2021-09-03T07:33:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xlsxwriter-not-working-in-ignition-8/50590/4 "2021-09-07T11:09:53Z")

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There are quite a few examples of how to convert a csv file to a dataset. Here's one of them.

> [@Convert CSV to Dataset](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/convert-csv-to-dataset/2505):
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> This code will convert a CSV file to a Ignition Dataset. def readCsvAsDataSet(path): from java.io import BufferedReader,FileReader,File from system.dataset import toDataSet br = BufferedReader(FileReader(path)) line = br.readLine() headers = line.split(',') line = br.readLine() data = [] while line != None: data.append(line.split(',')) line = br.readLine() return toDataSet(headers,data) To use it, you would do something like path = system.file.saveFile(".csv") dataset = app.f…

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