# How to Change CSV Separator from Comma (",") to Semicolon (";") in GlideApps?

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**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-csv-separator-from-comma-to-semicolon-in-glideapps/80543 "2025-03-06T07:57:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muhammad\_Iqbal1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/muhammad_iqbal1/32/38548_2.png) [@Muhammad\_Iqbal1](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Muhammad_Iqbal1)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 7:57am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-csv-separator-from-comma-to-semicolon-in-glideapps/80543/1 "2025-03-06T07:57:27Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m trying to import a CSV file into GlideApps, but I need to change the default separator from a comma (“,”) to a semicolon (“;”).

Currently, my CSV file is formatted like this:

1,2,3,4,5

But I need it to be formatted like this:

1;2;3;4;5

Is there a specific way to set the separator properly so that GlideApps recognizes the semicolon instead of a comma?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! 😊

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 9:21am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-csv-separator-from-comma-to-semicolon-in-glideapps/80543/2 "2025-03-06T09:21:46Z")

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Assuming that you are using the Data Editor Import function, then no, I don’t believe you can specify the separator.

I’m curious - why would you need to do this?

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**Author:** ![Marc-Olivier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Marc-Olivier](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Marc-Olivier)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-csv-separator-from-comma-to-semicolon-in-glideapps/80543/3 "2025-03-06T16:22:57Z")

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Yes usually it’s the contrary that is needed. French csv uses semi column ; to separate data because decimals are with comma:-) where us decimals are with point . Hence the comma separation in the csv

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/how-to-change-csv-separator-from-comma-to-semicolon-in-glideapps/80543/4 "2025-03-07T00:52:52Z")

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If the CSV is properly constructed - with each field double-quoted - then that should not matter.