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error when importing .csv file into address book

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Teka
Teka
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Hi

When I use Address Book / tools / import and selct the csv file I want to add to the addresss book I get the message

"an error occured when importing addresses from text file...."

I'm running Thunderbird 78.4.3 on Windows 10 64 bit HP ProBook laptop

All help appreciated

Hi When I use Address Book / tools / import and selct the csv file I want to add to the addresss book I get the message "an error occured when importing addresses from text file...." I'm running Thunderbird 78.4.3 on Windows 10 64 bit HP ProBook laptop All help appreciated

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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Where did the csv come from? Are the separators semi-colons instead of commas? If you export an address book from TB as csv, the correct format can be viewed in a text editor.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Import_address_list_from_text_file