I tried following the instructions on this page ( http://drupal.org/node/185605 ), but I seem to be hitting a wall in terms of getting the Export functionality to work. I have the module installed and enabled, and I set the permissions so that I can see the Views Export (on the Permissions page). Using Drupal 6.8 + Views 2.0 (latest versions).

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arojoal commented

I have exactly the same problem, I have installed de Bonus PAck, activated the module, activated permissions for all the roles and still can't see the CSV argument it talks about in the READEM.

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geerlingguy commented
Category: support » bug

I'm going to switch it to a bug report; I've tried it on two different 6.8 installations, and I think it may be a bug...

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neclimdul
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Category: bug » support

Yeah, those instructions won't help you at all in 6. The Views2 module takes a drastically different approach to most everything from the UI to the code which means VBP will have to as well.

The reason you can't find an argument is because the argument method in Views1 for attaching stuff like this was a bit of a hack. Now we add additional displays and use the attach functionality to attach them to the original view.

This means that instead of the CSV Display and the CSV argument, there is just a CSV style plugin. To find this plugin, create a display with the feed type and then select the CSV plugin from the style plugins.

I hope that's clear. I'm not the best at documenting processes like this.

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geerlingguy commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Aha! I see - I've done a little more digging, and I found this excellent (and simple!) guide from webchick:

1. Add a new "Feed" display to your view.
2. Change its style to "CSV file"
3. Configure the options (such as name, quote, etc.) by clicking the gear icon next to the style.
4. Give it a path (such as path/to/view/csv)

Hope that helps.

Here's the thread that quote was from. To make an easy link so users could download the CSV, I just made a link to the path in the footer of the Page view the CSV file was attached to called "Download CSV (for Excel)."

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benovic commented

that brings me to the simple question: why not putting the nfo in the install file or drupal.org documentation? (well, i dont need it anymore, now that i know.)

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EvanDonovan commented
Title: Can't Get Views Export CSV Arguments to show... » Document use of Views 2 CSV Export
Component: Views Export » Documentation
Category: support » task
Status: Closed (fixed) » Active

Could webchick's text (from #4) be added to the README.txt for the next release of views_bonus? That would save a lot of confusion...

Thanks.

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neclimdul
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Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

http://drupal.org/node/334054#comment-1262333