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Strip leading/trailing whitespace from CSV import #856

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jeremystretch opened this issue Jan 30, 2017 · 2 comments
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Strip leading/trailing whitespace from CSV import #856

jeremystretch opened this issue Jan 30, 2017 · 2 comments
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Example: Attempting to import secrets to devices with whitespace on each line before the name will yield an error complaining that the devices cannot be found. We should strip leading and trailing whitespace from each line to avoid this.
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Or even from each field?

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@candlerb Probably. The only exception might be free-form comment fields, since technically a user might want to lead with whitespace for indentation.

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Closes netbox-community#856: Strip whitespace from fields during CSV …
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