When using Views Data Export with non-scalar exposed filters (for example, a date field with between operator or a taxonomy select box), a warning is generated during export. The warning occurs even when not using the %exposed-token in a filename, and when using the token, the actual data for those complex filters is missing.

Warning: htmlspecialchars() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in check_plain() (line 1521 of /home/ivangeer/workspace/zebweb/includes/bootstrap.inc).

Attached is a patch that attempts to resolve this by flattening arrays (seems that this is the only other type besides scalar data).

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#4 views_data_export-complex-filter-token-warning-1298814-6870664.patch1.18 KBintervalle
#1 views-data-export-complex-filter-token-warning-d6.patch1012 bytesbrad.bulger
views-data-export-complex-filter-token-warning.patch1.05 KBmr.baileys

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brad.bulger commented
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new views-data-export-complex-filter-token-warning-d6.patch1012 bytes

i was seeing this in 6.x as well.

steven jones’s picture

steven jones commented
Status: Needs review » Needs work
Issue tags: +Needs tests
intervalle’s picture

intervalle commented

The patch "views-data-export-complex-filter-token-warning.patch" doesn't work for me for a "between" (min/max) date exposed-filter

intervalle’s picture

intervalle commented
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new views_data_export-complex-filter-token-warning-1298814-6870664.patch1.18 KB

Here's the patch with the modification which works for me with the between-date-exposed-filter

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gabrielmachadosantos commented

Works fine here indeed. Thanks.

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xspade commented
Status: Needs work » Needs review

Patch in #4 worked for an exposed filter, which was an multi-select entity reference. It's definitely an issue with the non-scalar (multiselect, range, etc.) exposed variable.

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steven jones commented
Status: Needs review » Closed (duplicate)

Duplicate of #1888614: Exposed filter bug in add_http_headers()