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What error did you receive?
When importing a file that has smart quotes and using the NormalizeQuotes switch, the default behavior is QuoteMode Strict.
This leads to CSV parse errors if there is more than one smart quote. If QuoteMode is set to Lenient, the import is processed.
Exception:
Line |
105077 | throw $records[0]
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| CSV parse error
Steps to Reproduce
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A,B
"“”",""
'@ | Set-Content -Path normalize.csv
$importParams = @{
Path = "normalize.csv"
SqlInstance = $server
Database = $db
Table = 'NormalizeStrict'
AutoCreateTable = $true
EnableException = $true
NormalizeQuotes = $true
QuoteMode = 'Strict' # Default
}
Import-DbaCsv @importParams
Please confirm that you are running the most recent version of dbatools
Other details or mentions
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What PowerShell host was used when producing this error
PowerShell Core (pwsh.exe)
PowerShell Host Version
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 7.5.4
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.5.4
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.26100
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0
SQL Server Edition and Build number
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (RTM-GDR) (KB5073031) - 16.0.1165.1 (X64) Nov 24 2025 19:08:45 Copyright (C) 2022 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Azure Edition 10.0 (Build 26100: ) (Hypervisor)
.NET Framework Version
.NET 9.0.10
Verified issue does not already exist?
I have searched and found no existing issue
What error did you receive?
When importing a file that has smart quotes and using the NormalizeQuotes switch, the default behavior is QuoteMode Strict.
This leads to CSV parse errors if there is more than one smart quote. If QuoteMode is set to Lenient, the import is processed.
Steps to Reproduce
Please confirm that you are running the most recent version of dbatools
Other details or mentions
No response
What PowerShell host was used when producing this error
PowerShell Core (pwsh.exe)
PowerShell Host Version
SQL Server Edition and Build number
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (RTM-GDR) (KB5073031) - 16.0.1165.1 (X64) Nov 24 2025 19:08:45 Copyright (C) 2022 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Azure Edition 10.0 (Build 26100: ) (Hypervisor)
.NET Framework Version
.NET 9.0.10