system.dataset.exportCSV

This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

Exports the contents of a dataset as a CSV file, prompting the user to save the file to disk.

Client Permission Restrictions

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

Syntax

system.dataset.exportCSV(filename, showHeaders, dataset)

Parameters

String filename - A suggested filename to save as.

boolean showHeaders - If true (1), the CSV file will include a header row.

Dataset dataset - The dataset to export.

Returns

String - The path to the saved file, or None if the action was canceled by the user.

Scope

Client

Code Examples

Code Snippet

#This snippet would prompt the user to save the data currently displayed in a Table component to a CSV file, and would open the file (in an external program, presumably Excel) after a successful save.
 
table = event.source.parent.getComponent("Table")
filePath = system.dataset.exportCSV("data.csv", 1, table.data)
if filePath != None:
	system.net.openURL("file:///"+filePath.replace('\\','/'))

To write silently to a file, you cannot use the dataset.export* functions. Instead, use the toCSV() function as below:

Code Snippet

### This script DOES NOT USE the system.dataset.exportCSV() function ###
 
# take data and silently write it in CSV format to a file
# this script would be on a button with a from a table in the same container 

# get data
data = event.source.parent.getComponent('Table').data
# convert to csv 
CSVdata = system.dataset.toCSV(data)
# write file
system.file.writeFile("C:\\temp\\data.csv", CSVdata)

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