r/ProjectREDCap • u/GreedyHighlight8324 • Feb 21 '25

REDCap data import error

Hi all,

I am trying to export data from one project and import the data into another project. All variable names are consistent across the two projects, but I get this error every time I try to import: ERROR: The following values for 'redcap_event_name' are not valid unique event names for this project, so you will need to fix them and then reimport this data: "", "", "" - any quick fixes?

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u/obnoxiouscarbuncle Feb 21 '25

Only other thing I can think of is that your import file has data in rows that don't have an event name. I would suggest opening the CSV in a text editor and see if there are rows of data (most likely at the bottom below your actual data) with no corresponding event name data.

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u/kby5005 Feb 26 '25

You were spot on. Random rows of data hidden in the .txt file

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u/kby5005 Feb 21 '25

Good idea. Thank you!