Title: Updating CSV doesnt update Table
Last modified: May 17, 2022

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# Updating CSV doesnt update Table

 *  Resolved [iscape](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iscape/)
 * (@iscape)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-csv-doesnt-update-table/)
 * Hi, i have a table that is sourced from a CSV file in media uploads. This file
   is updated daily with the same data structure. How can i get the table/chart 
   to reflect the updated data?
 * Tim
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 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-csv-doesnt-update-table/#post-15652178)
 * Hello Tim.
 * If you’re updating the file in wp-content/uploads/YEAR/MONTH/ folder (the original
   folder where the file is saved), and created a table linked to an existing data
   source, the table will display new data as soon as the page on which it’s on 
   is refreshed.
 * If you imported the table, please note that this is a feature of the full version
   of the plugin, not the lite version, and we cannot provide support for it on 
   this forum.
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 * Thank you for understanding.
 *  Thread Starter [iscape](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iscape/)
 * (@iscape)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-csv-doesnt-update-table/#post-15658957)
 * Thanks for your response.
    I am indeed using the lite version. I created the 
   table by linking to the URL ([https://domainname.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mirani.Station.Flow_.csv](https://domainname.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mirani.Station.Flow_.csv)).
   I then created a chart based on the table. When i show the table or chart on 
   a page it has the original data from the CSV and not the updated data. When i
   look at the file in WP Media, it also still has the original data. If I use file
   manager to view the file it has the updated data.
 * Tim
 *  Plugin Author [wpDataTables](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpdatatables/)
 * (@wpdatatables)
 * [3 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-csv-doesnt-update-table/#post-15663281)
 * Hi again.
 * Where are you pulling the original data from? Tables linked to an existing data
   source need a URL to the CSV file, so if you’re uploading the file, the original
   file will be stored in the wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ folder. This is the file
   wpDataTables uses. So, if you upload a file from your desktop, it creates an 
   exact copy of that file in the aforementioned folder. Updating the file on your
   desktop won’t automatically update the file in the /2022/05/ folder (because 
   it’s a copy of the file, it’s not the same file).
 * You need to edit the source file (the one in the 2022/05 folder), not the file
   you originally used.
 *  Thread Starter [iscape](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iscape/)
 * (@iscape)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updating-csv-doesnt-update-table/#post-15758617)
 * In cron:
    azcopy to grab some csv data files cp to copy them to the uploads folder
   mv to rename them to match the files that are in media library
 * After this has executed i open the table in the wptables dashboard and see that
   they are empty. If i hit save changes the table populates with the new data (
   i dont actually change anything). The chart then has a critical error and needs
   to be recreated.
 * Any help in getting this to update with out going into save the table and corrupting
   the charts?
 * Tim

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