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To get a copy of a file in the right format for upload, use the [file download](/dc-userguide/#usage) feature in the Viewer tab To get a copy of a file in the right format for upload, use the [file download](/dc-userguide/#usage) feature in the Viewer tab
!!! warning !!! warning
Lengths are taken from the target table. If a CSV contains long strings (eg `"ABCDE"` for a $3 variable) then the rest will be silently truncated (only `"ABC"` staged and loaded). This issue does not apply to excel uploads, which are first validated in the browser. Lengths are taken from the target table. If a CSV contains long strings (eg `"ABCDE"` for a $3 variable) then the rest will be silently truncated (only `"ABC"` staged and loaded). If the target variable is a short numeric (eg 4., or 4 bytes) then floats or large integers may be rounded. This issue does not apply to excel uploads, which are first validated in the browser.