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@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The following should be considered when uploading data in this way:
- Duplicate variable names are not permitted - Duplicate variable names are not permitted
- Missing columns are not permitted - Missing columns are not permitted
- Additional columns are ignored - Additional columns are ignored
- The order of variables does not matter - The order of variables does not matter EXCEPT for the (optional) `_____DELETE__THIS__RECORD_____` variable. When using this variable, it must be the **first**.
- The delimiter is extracted from the header row - so for `var1;var2;var3` the delimeter would be assumed to be a semicolon - The delimiter is extracted from the header row - so for `var1;var2;var3` the delimeter would be assumed to be a semicolon
- The above assumes the delimiter is the first special character! So `var,1;var2;var3` would fail - The above assumes the delimiter is the first special character! So `var,1;var2;var3` would fail
- The following characters should **not** be used as delimiters - The following characters should **not** be used as delimiters