Bug 152086 - FILESAVE: Export all/current sheet(s) to CSV from the "Export..." menu
Summary: FILESAVE: Export all/current sheet(s) to CSV from the "Export..." menu
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Calc (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.4.2.3 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Depends on: 135762
Blocks: CSV-Export
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Reported: 2022-11-17 15:06 UTC by nicolas.palix
Modified: 2022-11-18 08:46 UTC (History)
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Description nicolas.palix 2022-11-17 15:06:49 UTC
Description:
The CSV format is not available in the "Export..." menu of "File".

The user must currently "Save as" CSV which has different meaning as
it is for making a copy of the current document. The sheet save is also ambiguous when many are available (hence the "Warning" modal box). Finally, the current document is renamed.

The use and meaning of "Export" will be to keep the current document with all its sheets, its name and its file format.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a spreadsheet (ODS, XLS*, etc) with Calc 
2. Select "Export ..." from "File"


Actual Results:
There is no CSV option.

Expected Results:
Export the all/current sheet(s) to CSV


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Export will not rename the current document as "Save as" does.

The file may also contain so default parameter for such exportation such
as the field separator, or the sheets to select.
Comment 1 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2022-11-17 15:48:44 UTC
The idea of exporting all sheets as CSV is discussed in an existing ticket: bug 135762. It is already possible to do it with the command line, but it is not exposed in the UI yet.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 135762 ***
Comment 2 nicolas.palix 2022-11-18 08:39:23 UTC
The point is not about exporting all sheets.
It's about having CVS supported in the "Export..." menu.

It's thus linked to 135762, which I saw, hence the mention
of all sheets, but basically I personally need to "Export"
the current sheet.

This bug could be seen as a UX/UI bug if you want.
It's already possible to do what is intended but the feature
is misplaced with some side-effect: "Save as..." versus "Export..."