# \[BUG\] Export to CSV / Excel doesn't populate suggested filename

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-to-csv-excel-doesnt-populate-suggested-filename/23470>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [March 19, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-to-csv-excel-doesnt-populate-suggested-filename/23470 "2019-03-19T23:53:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![joshdunstan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joshdunstan/32/43306_2.png) [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-to-csv-excel-doesnt-populate-suggested-filename/23470/1 "2019-03-19T23:53:10Z")

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As the title suggests, system.dataset.exportCSV(tag, 1, data) doesn’t populate the filename, also, need to specify the ‘.csv’ portion to get it to great a typed file.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-to-csv-excel-doesnt-populate-suggested-filename/23470/2 "2019-03-19T23:57:22Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [[Bug-11875] system.dataset.exportCSV not creating csv](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-11875-system-dataset-exportcsv-not-creating-csv/21123)

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-export-to-csv-excel-doesnt-populate-suggested-filename/23470/3 "2019-03-19T23:57:22Z")

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