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I need to use the Add Join tool but before I can do that I must get the csv file into ArcMap. Yet when I go to ArcCatalog to try to add the csv it is not there. Also I tried using simply the add data button but again the csv is absent. So how can i get the csv file to show up in ArcCatalog so I can begin the process with the Add Join tool?

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asked Mar 5, 2018 at 18:28
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  • what do you mean absent? the file is not showing in catalog or the file is empty? refresh the root directory of the file and see if it appears. be sure its .csv file Commented Mar 5, 2018 at 18:37
  • You can try tool Make Table View with the csv as input. Commented Mar 6, 2018 at 6:35

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Couple of things to try: Open the file in Excel; save a copy as a CSV. Open the file in notepad; save a copy as a CSV. Open the file in Excel; save a copy as a dbf. Open the file in notepad; save a copy as a dbf. Create a file geodatabase; import the file into the geodatabase, then add it to the map from the geodatabase.

answered Mar 5, 2018 at 19:46
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you can also try, open CSV file in excel, save as excel file and use excel to table tool from Arcmap. Then try to join tables.

answered Mar 6, 2018 at 6:15
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I have just had a similar experience.

ArcMap cannot see CSV or DBF files in a OneDrive (cloud storage) folder, but can see them in a local (Downloads) folder.

answered Feb 11, 2020 at 3:30
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