Hello everyone!

I was wondering if there is a way to automatically generate and save the exported file when a node is created. In short, my users upload a photo and description to me for my product. I want to save the picture from their node in a folder along with a csv of the body for the node. So, is it possible to generate the file upon node creation?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-JB

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johnv
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Title: Automate export » Automate export upon node creation

You need to implement hook_entity_presave() or hook_entity_update() to run the View.
Alternatively, you can try Rules to start the VDE..

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Status: Active » Fixed

Sorry, automatically saving the export isn't a supported feature.

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johnv
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Status: Fixed » Closed (won't fix)

This status might be clearer.

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johnv
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Status: Closed (won't fix) » Closed (duplicate)

Let's combine forces in this issue: #1875456: How to programmatically save a views data export file to a repository/a node field/etc.