The datatools package can read a .csv file and produce a LaTeX table (which the docs refer to as a database). The LaTeX code is straight-forward, but I've not succeeded in implementing it within the LyX environment.
I set up a float table and entered the caption. Under that I inserted ERT: \DTLloaddb{basin_characteristics}{basin_characteristics.csv} \DTLdisplaydb{basin_characteristics.csv} but this does not insert the data into a tabular environment even if I try to print a preview. I'd greatly appreciate a clue on how to import my 'basin_characteristics.csv' file to a table so I can futz with it and make it pretty. Rich