Metadata formatting issue

Technical Support
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Hi all,

I'm creating a metadata file and having an issue. The error I keep getting is:

"There was an issue with loading the file Metadata.csv as metadata:

Found directive '#q2:types,categorical,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,numeric,categorical,categorical,numeric,categorical,categorical,categorical,categorical,categorical,categorical,numeric,categorical,numeric,numeric' while searching for header. Directives may only appear immediately after the header.

There may be more errors present in the metadata file. To get a full report, sample/feature metadata files can be validated with Keemei: https://keemei.qiime2.org

Find details on QIIME 2 metadata requirements here: Metadata in QIIME 2 — QIIME 2 2024.5.0 documentation"

I've validated the file using Keemei and everything looks fine according to that. I've also downloaded example metadata files from the moving pictures tutorial (https://data.qiime2.org/2024.5/tutorials/moving-pictures/sample_metadata.tsv) and have organised mine the same as theirs as far as I can tell.

Thanks for your help,
Matt

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Hi @Matthewgordon !

There you have the problem. QIIME 2 metadata files are TSV files, and you are using a CSV file.

Try again converting your CSV file to TSV, and if the problem persists we'll be happy to help you further.

Best,

Sergio

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Thanks Sergio, have converted the file now and all seems to be working.

Cheers,
Matt