The snippets here show how to parse and import data from CSV files that are on the web, saved on Google Drive or available as a Gmail attachments. Quick tip: Excel files can only be opened by Excel or Google Sheets whereas CSV files can be opened by any text editing program, such as Notepad or TextEdit. You can easily import CSV files into Google Spreadsheet using the Utilities.parseCsv () method of Google Apps Script. This separator, called a delimiter, can be a semicolon, space, or some other character, though the comma is most common. Change the spreadsheets Sharing settings so that the file is accessible to. For example, you can save contact information from Microsoft Excel as a CSV file, and import it into the address book in Microsoft Outlook.Ī typical CSV file looks like this, where each line contains the same sequence of data so any program which needs to read it knows what to expect:ĭespite the name, a CSV doesn't need to rely on commas as the separator between pieces of information. Click on the Share button of your Google spreadsheet. Under the Send to section, click A single file to import your data. It's a way to exchange structured information, like the contents of a spreadsheet, among programs that can't necessarily talk to one another directly.Īs long as two programs can both open a CSV file, they can exchange data. Navigate to the folder with your CSV file, then (1) right-click the CSV file, (2) click Open with, and (3) choose Notepad. Now we must import the CSV file to Google Sheets. A CSV file, as the name implies, typically separates information using commas.
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