---
title: "CSV - Lasernet Form Editor 9 - XLS, CSV and TXT Input"
slug: "csv-1-lasernet-form-editor-training"
description: "Input files in CSV format are automatically converted to XML. More on handling and processing CSV input form type in the Lasernet Form Editor in the article."
tags: ["CSV", "Form Editor", "Lasernet 9 "]
updated: 2026-03-06T07:47:22Z
published: 2026-03-06T07:47:22Z
canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/csv-1-lasernet-form-editor-training"
---

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# CSV

**Applies to:** Lasernet 9

Input files in CSV format are automatically converted to XML. Handling and processing CSV input form type in the Lasernet Form Editor application is similar to the operations with the XML input form type.

When a .csv grab file opens, it is automatically converted to XML.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> This article describes a software version that is no longer supported. Although the software will no longer receive updates or technical support, existing documentation, such as this article, will be retained for reference purposes but will no longer be updated. If you have any questions, contact [Lasernet Support](https://support.lasernetgroup.com/new-ticket).

## Exercise

Download and import the attached configuration called **02. CSV in Lasernet Developer 9**. Afterward, follow these steps:

1. On the **Tools** panel, click **Forms** to open a form area.
2. Click the **Add** button on the top toolbar.

Otherwise, you can drag the **Form** item to the form area. As one more alternative, you can right-click in the form area and then click **Add** in the context menu that appears.

1. Enter the name of the new form (**Sample**) in the **Name** field.
2. Select **CSV** as an input format.
3. Once you are done, click **Ok** to confirm adding a new form.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257281428(2).png)

1. Open the **Sample** form you have just added for editing. To this end, select it, and then click the **Edit** button on the toolbar. Otherwise, you can right-click the form and then select **Edit** on the context menu that appears, or just double-click the form.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257281672(1).png)

1. Open a grab file named **Sample**. To this end, on the **Form** menu, click **Select Grab File(s)**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257280615(1).png)

1. In the **Select Grab File(s)** dialog that opens select the **Copy of Sample** folder, then select the **Sample** file, and then click **Open**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257282340(1).png)

You are now proposed to modify the input form options to convert CSV to XML according to the format of the Sample.csv file. To this end, follow these steps:

1. On the **Form** menu, click **Form Options**.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257281027(1).png)

1. In the **Form Options** dialog displayed, switch to the **CSV** tab.
2. Selecting the **First line contains headers** check box means that Lasernet uses header names in the XML file, and the first line is skipped as it does not contain data.
3. From the **Field separator** drop-down box, select a semicolon (;).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257281197(1).png)

See the following image to compare the XML file structures before and after changing the form options:

![](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1628257282000(1).png)

## Attachments

- [02.-CSV.lnconfigx](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/02.-CSV.lnconfigx)