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You can create a .csvt which specifies how the columns are to be
interpreted. Explained <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://anitagraser.com/2011/03/07/how-to-specify-data-types-of-csv-columns-for-use-in-qgis/">here.</a>
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