# Ctrl A separated csv file elasticsearch not indexing using logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [October 13, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077 "2015-10-13T10:43:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Avinash\_Garg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/avinash_garg/32/5259_2.png) [@Avinash\_Garg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Avinash_Garg)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 10:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077/1 "2015-10-13T10:43:51Z")

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I am using the config:

input {  
file {  
path =\> "/tmp/test12.csv"  
type =\> "Sample"  
start\_position =\> "beginning"  
}  
}

filter {  
csv {  
columns =\> ["col1","col2,"col3","col4"]  
separator =\> '\u0001'  
}  
}

output {  
elasticsearch {  
action =\> "index"  
host =\> "localhost"  
index =\> "t2"  
document\_id =\> "%{col1}"  
}  
}

For separator using '\u0001' but its not working

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077/2 "2015-10-13T12:24:19Z")

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I don't think such escape sequences are supported. Have you tried inserting a literal \u0001 byte in the file instead?

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**Author:** ![Avinash\_Garg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/avinash_garg/32/5259_2.png) [@Avinash\_Garg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Avinash_Garg)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2015, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077/3 "2015-10-16T06:26:24Z")

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its not working

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**Author:** ![Avinash\_Garg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/avinash_garg/32/5259_2.png) [@Avinash\_Garg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Avinash_Garg)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077/4 "2015-10-20T06:40:50Z")

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@magnusbaeck any solution for this?

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077/5 "2015-10-20T06:44:04Z")

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No, I don't have a solution.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ctrl-a-separated-csv-file-elasticsearch-not-indexing-using-logstash/32077/6 "2017-07-06T05:26:07Z")

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