# Using CSV issues

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [March 19, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211 "2020-03-19T18:04:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/1 "2020-03-19T18:04:19Z")

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Hello. I have an easy task which is to read a CSV file.  
I typed in my REPL this:

using Pkg  
Pkg.add(“CSV”)

then I write  
using CSV and press enter

I get this msg “Julia has exited Press enter to start a new session”

Why does this happen, please? ![julia exit](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/2/6/26b2947969fedbd19d966f5d5ceff6b183971fb6.png)

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/2 "2020-03-19T18:15:02Z")

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what is your julia version and CSV version

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/3 "2020-03-19T18:18:58Z")

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1.0.5  
this is my version  
How do I know my CSV verison… I am using excel 2010 CSV (comma delimited)

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/4 "2020-03-19T18:21:25Z")

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CSV(comma delimited)

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/5 "2020-03-19T18:25:01Z")

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sorry, I mean your CSV package version

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/6 "2020-03-19T18:26:49Z")

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I dunno it  
I typed  
using Pkg  
Pkg.add(“CSV”)

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/7 "2020-03-19T18:55:02Z")

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try a newer Julia version then, something like 1.3

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/8 "2020-03-19T20:00:07Z")

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I did  
look what I get now

 ![new version](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/d/b/db274c58650df987b7b7787f2749b9e0efe93341.png)

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/9 "2020-03-19T20:02:02Z")

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use `/`; also, in your first path, `F:\` should be `F:\\`

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/10 "2020-03-19T20:02:34Z")

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F:\Bassel\Mayar\systemBranches.csv  
like this?

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/11 "2020-03-19T20:03:57Z")

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use `/`, why are you keep using `\`?? on Windows, either you escape correctly( `F:\` should be `F:\\`), or you let Julia handle it, which means use Unix convention.

`F:/Bassel/Mayar/systemBranches.csv`

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/12 "2020-03-19T20:05:32Z")

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It worked  
Thank you so much 🙂 🙂

 ![correct1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/a/3/a3be44149fb4ad355c9cf5a176972c71abfb1cec.png)

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**Author:** ![jling](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/jling/32/212909_2.png) [@jling](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jling)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/13 "2020-03-19T20:06:37Z")

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eh… don’t mix them! why not `/` all the way?

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**Author:** ![mayar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mayar/32/16426_2.png) [@mayar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mayar)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-csv-issues/36211/14 "2020-03-19T20:08:18Z")

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![correct2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/c/9/c927e6a9e7eb7d1f02cf57ef1a591e52647abeab.png)

yes, true