Export text data from TextDot to csv format

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Hi All,

Does anyone know how to export the text data of multiple textdots in one csv file?

Thanks in advance

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Roughly:
Get the text dots
In a list, collect the dot texts via rs.TextDotText()
Write the .csv file line by line using standard python file writing code -
or,
Collect the list of texts into one big string with line breaks and write the whole string at once

Do you need a full example?

Something like:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def ExportDotsCSV():
    dots=rs.GetObjects("Select text dots to export",8192,preselect=True)
    if not dots: return
    
    filter = "CSV File (*.csv)|*.csv||"
    filename = rs.SaveFileName("Save data file as", filter)
    if not filename: return
    
    file = open(filename, "w")
    for i,dot in enumerate(dots):
        txt=rs.TextDotText(dot)
        #don't add separator for last line
        if i<len(dots)-1: txt+=","
        file.write(txt)
    file.close()
ExportDotsCSV()

This makes one big line with all the texts separated by commas.
For Euro CSV, change txt+="," to txt+=";"
For each item on a separate line change txt+="," to txt+="\n"

To create one big string and write the whole file at once:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

def ExportDotsCSV():
    dots=rs.GetObjects("Select text dots to export",8192,preselect=True)
    if not dots: return
    
    filter = "CSV File (*.csv)|*.csv||"
    filename = rs.SaveFileName("Save data file as", filter)
    if not filename: return
    
    to_write=""
    for i,dot in enumerate(dots):
        to_write+=rs.TextDotText(dot)
        if i<len(dots)-1: to_write+=","

    with open(filename, "w") as file: file.write(to_write)

ExportDotsCSV()
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Thanks Mitch!
It’s exactly what I was looking for!!