# Export report to csv with Trend inside

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-to-csv-with-trend-inside/55482>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-to-csv-with-trend-inside/55482 "2022-01-28T13:18:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![y.parashchuk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/y.parashchuk/32/37781_2.png) [@y.parashchuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/y.parashchuk)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-to-csv-with-trend-inside/55482/1 "2022-01-28T13:18:56Z")

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Is there any way to export report as csv file and not to lose trend in it?

I am using system.report.executeReport(path=“Report\_Path”, project=“project\_Name”, parameters=Parameters, fileType=“csv”)  
 → all works fine if report has table data and no trend data. But at the moment when report has some trend inside - it looks just ignored - csv file has no sign of the trend.  
Is anybody know workaround using Ignition tools?

I am using Ignition 8.1.11

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-to-csv-with-trend-inside/55482/2 "2022-01-28T13:27:35Z")

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CSV files, by definition, only contain text. It isn’t something Ignition can make happen.

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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:** [January 28, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-to-csv-with-trend-inside/55482/3 "2022-01-28T16:17:33Z")

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If you need a more ‘rich’ report, you must use a different export format. The Excel format will retain charts as images, but may mangle formatting somewhat. PDF is the ideal output format for reports-as-documents; Reporting was never really designed to export reports-as-spreadsheets.

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**Author:** ![y.parashchuk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/y.parashchuk/32/37781_2.png) [@y.parashchuk](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/y.parashchuk)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/export-report-to-csv-with-trend-inside/55482/4 "2022-01-28T16:53:15Z")

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Thanks, I am using csv and pdf already, but @pturmel is right, I just read the definition of csv. Thanks for all