# Configuring a component to read a delimited file

Talend Studio components allow you to complete specific actions. You can add them to Jobs. You can use the tFileInputDelimited component to read a delimited file, for example.

## Before you begin

This tutorial makes use of a .csv file. If you do not have a .csv file, download the following folder and extract the file: [customers_unordered.zip](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/sorting-a-file-talend-studio/8.0/Content/Resources/attachments/customers_unordered.zip).

## Procedure

1. Click inside the Designer.
2. Enter tFileInputDelimited and select the component of the same name.
3. In the Designer, double-click the tFileInputDelimited component.
   1. Click the […] button next to the File Name/Stream field.

      ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/sorting-a-file-talend-studio/Resources/images/file_name.png)
   2. Select the file of your choice in the File Explorer.
   3. Optional: Check your file's Field Separator and change it, if needed.

      Information noteNote: The most common Field Separator is ;

## Results

You have added a tFileInputDelimited component and selected a file to be read.