# data group list import- invalid format

**URL:** <https://community.f5.com/t/data-group-list-import-invalid-format/45142>\
**Category:** Technical Forums\
**Tags:** big-ip, ltm, application-delivery\
**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 10:04am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/data-group-list-import-invalid-format/45142 "2018-12-06T10:04:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Abed\_AL-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Abed\_AL-R](https://community.f5.com/u/Abed_AL-R)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 10:04am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/data-group-list-import-invalid-format/45142/1 "2018-12-06T10:04:47Z")

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Hi

I’m trying to import a file to data group file list but git this error:

```tcl
0107169a:3: The data group external file (/config/filestore/.stage_d/169_d/Common_d/data_group_d/:Common:newfile_64379_1) has an invalid format, line: 1.

```

I want to import string file that has websites , each website has its value for example:

```tcl
www.ping.com , value 2
www.earth.com , value 1

```

On which format the file should be ? CSV ? And which format to write the file ?

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**Author:** ![Abed\_AL-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Abed\_AL-R](https://community.f5.com/u/Abed_AL-R)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 10:54am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/data-group-list-import-invalid-format/45142/2 "2018-12-06T10:54:01Z")

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I tried to import txt file has this values in it

```tcl
"site1.com" := "1",
"site2.org" := "2",
"site3.com" := "1",

```

still , same error : invalid format, line: 1.

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**Author:** ![Yoann\_Le\_Corvi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@Yoann\_Le\_Corvi1](https://community.f5.com/u/Yoann_Le_Corvi1)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/data-group-list-import-invalid-format/45142/3 "2018-12-06T11:29:10Z")

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Hi

Try removing the “,” on the last line.

Yoann