# Error parsing Dates.DateTime

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-parsing-dates-datetime/108135>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [December 28, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-parsing-dates-datetime/108135 "2023-12-28T15:19:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@Phebe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Phebe)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-parsing-dates-datetime/108135/1 "2023-12-28T15:19:28Z")

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I am trying to use the LWFBrook90 model, while running the code below I kept getting an error, can you please help me?

model = loadSPAC(input\_path, input\_prefix; simulate\_isotopes = true);

ERROR: thread = 1 error parsing Dates.DateTime around row = 1, col = 1: “1/1/2019,”, error=INVALID: OK | DELIMITED | INVALID\_DELIMITER

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**Author:** ![cormullion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cormullion/32/49131_2.png) [@cormullion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cormullion)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-parsing-dates-datetime/108135/2 "2023-12-28T17:24:58Z")

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Hi. If the code/package you’re using involves CSV.jl, there are options to specify the date formats you’re reading from the file:

[https://csv.juliadata.org/stable/examples.html#dateformat\_example](https://csv.juliadata.org/stable/examples.html#dateformat_example)

Perhaps the author of the package can help - you could open an issue on the appropriate Github repo.

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**Author:** ![Phebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@Phebe](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Phebe)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-parsing-dates-datetime/108135/3 "2023-12-28T21:42:53Z")

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Thank you, I will try it out.