> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.pentaho.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-job-entries-reference-overview/google-bigquery-loader/options-google-bigquery-loader/file-tab.md).

# File tab

![File tab, Google BigQuery Loader](https://3411831820-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAYwCj9fPr1B2pjC11IOQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f16b0e421221a825053bfc2d09202d909c164472%2FPDI_.Google_BigQuery_Loader_dlg_FileTab.png?alt=media)

| Field                    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Type**                 | Specify the file type. The values are **CSV** (default), **JSON**, and **Avro**. You must specify the correct File type that is associated with the **Storage source URL** field in the **Setup** tab.                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Leading rows to skip** | Specify how many rows of the `CSV` file to skip.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| **Delimiter**            | Specify the delimiter character used by the `CSV` file.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Quote character**      | Specify the escape (quote) character used for values that have the delimiter character in them. For example, when the delimiter character is a comma, and a field contains a comma, and the quote character is a backslash, inserting a backslash before the comma in the field will prevent that field from being evaluated as the beginning of a new field value. |


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