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[Bug]: When importing CSV with emojis in Category, they are imported as empty #1071

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opened 2026-02-28 19:30:40 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:30:40 -06:00
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Originally created by @warstellar on GitHub (May 3, 2024).

Verified issue does not already exist?

  • I have searched and found no existing issue
  • I will be providing steps how to reproduce the bug (in most cases this will also mean uploading a demo budget file)

What happened?

  1. Have a CSV for import that has "category", where values have emojis, like this:
"2024-04-15","❣️Charity","Помощь рядом","-12","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","Помощь рядом","2056373335","","",""
"2024-04-15","❣️Charity","Помощь рядом","-47","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","Помощь рядом","2056373334","","",""
  1. Try importing it through the budget -> Import screen.

Expected: imports and detects categories successfully
Actual: Categories detected as empty
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Locally via Yarn

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Microsoft Edge

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Windows 11

Originally created by @warstellar on GitHub (May 3, 2024). ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue - [X] I will be providing steps how to reproduce the bug (in most cases this will also mean uploading a demo budget file) ### What happened? 1. Have a CSV for import that has "category", where values have emojis, like this: ``` "2024-04-15","❣️Charity","Помощь рядом","-12","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","Помощь рядом","2056373335","","","" "2024-04-15","❣️Charity","Помощь рядом","-47","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","Помощь рядом","2056373334","","","" ``` 2. Try importing it through the budget -> Import screen. Expected: imports and detects categories successfully Actual: Categories detected as empty ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/13005446/7a3923d2-9796-4696-a3fd-eafad7402fe4) ### Where are you hosting Actual? Locally via Yarn ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Microsoft Edge ### Operating System Windows 11
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:30:41 -06:00
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@warstellar commented on GitHub (May 3, 2024):

UPD: for some reason, it clears some other categories.

"2024-04-30","Shopping","WILDBERRIES","-10","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","WILDBERRIES","2096622243","","",""
"2024-04-30","Groceries","X  К.","-2000","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","X К.","2096622242","","",""

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Can't figure out a pattern.

@warstellar commented on GitHub (May 3, 2024): UPD: for some reason, it clears some other categories. ``` "2024-04-30","Shopping","WILDBERRIES","-10","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","WILDBERRIES","2096622243","","","" "2024-04-30","Groceries","X К.","-2000","rub","OK","","Tinkoff Debit","X К.","2096622242","","","" ``` ![image](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/assets/13005446/6d6b6e50-1283-408c-9075-ca4a632f1e54) Can't figure out a pattern.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:30:41 -06:00
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@warstellar commented on GitHub (May 3, 2024):

Seems I was too quick to open the bug report. More like a feature request, seems like. It doesn't create categories automatically, and relies only on the ones I have in the app.

Rookie mistake.

@warstellar commented on GitHub (May 3, 2024): Seems I was too quick to open the bug report. More like a feature request, seems like. It doesn't create categories automatically, and relies only on the ones I have in the app. Rookie mistake.
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:30:41 -06:00
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@mathetos commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2024):

Just chiming in that while I can see this is technically a "feature request" the lack of the ability to import Categories when you're importing all your historical data (like thousands of entries) without first creating all the correctly worded and spelled Categories really is frustrating as much as a "bug" would be.

Would love the import process to be TONS smoother here.

@mathetos commented on GitHub (Jul 29, 2024): Just chiming in that while I can see this is technically a "feature request" the lack of the ability to import Categories when you're importing all your historical data (like thousands of entries) without first creating all the correctly worded and spelled Categories really is frustrating as much as a "bug" would be. Would love the import process to be TONS smoother here.
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