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problem with importing csv files with different headers

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#4,628 opened on Nov 3, 2015

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Description

I am using the import feature of the ui-grid. the first time I import the csv file, every thing works fine. The headers of the csv file are made the headers of the ui-grid table. But, when I try to import a different csv file with a different set of headers, I am not able to see any data in the grid.e.g First file "Name","Gender","Company" "John Smith","male","TestIcon" .I get a proper table in this case Second file "First name","Last name","Country" "John","Doe","USA" Nothing is shown in this case. I even tried re-assigning the columnDefs to an empty array before import but nothing seems to work.

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Investigate how ui grid resets column definitions when importing a CSV with different headers. Look at the importer code, likely in 'importer.js' or similar files, to understand state persistence. Check if the columnDefs are properly cleared before setting new ones.
problem with importing csv files with different headers · angular-ui/ui-grid#4628 | Good First Issue