Exporting Schedules to Excel via csv

paris · August 6, 2021, 10:55am

Hi @c.poupin thank you for your answer, on Revit 2021 it’s works on dynamo but not properly when I open a Excel file

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instead of

if i export txt file and open into Excel it’s works:

but not if I use the “drag and drop” method:

Is there any workaround? maybe with “TextQualifier Property” ?

# Schedules Exporter
# "SchedulesExporter" node from Modelical
# Batch export of schedules to CSV files. You can select the schedules with the nodes "Element Types">ViewSchedule + "All Elements of Type".
# modified by @c.poupin
# https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/exporting-schedules-to-csv-format/51791/4
"""
View.ViewName property is deprecated in Revit 2019 (remove in Revit 2020).
Replace by View.Name property

for s in schedules:
	n = s.Name +".csv"
"""
import clr

clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

clr.AddReference("RevitAPIUI")

clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

def tolist(obj1):
	if hasattr(obj1,"__iter__"): return obj1
	else: return [obj1]

schedules = UnwrapElement(tolist(IN[0]))
path = IN[1]
exportTitle = IN[2]
exportColumnHeaders = IN[3]
exportHeadersFooters = IN[4]

opt = ViewScheduleExportOptions()
opt.Title = IN[2]
if not exportColumnHeaders:
	opt.ColumnHeaders = 0
opt.HeadersFootersBlanks = IN[4]

i = 0
for s in schedules:
	#n = s.ViewName.ToString()+".csv" # before, for Revit 2019 and before
	n = s.Name +".csv" # for Revit 2020 and after
	s.Export(path, n, opt)
	i=i+1

OUT = i.ToString() + " schedules exported"

Thanks in advance
Cheers

c.poupin · August 6, 2021, 11:58am

Hello @paris
try to change the delimiter to ;

opt = ViewScheduleExportOptions()
opt.Title = IN[2]
opt.TextQualifier = ExportTextQualifier.DoubleQuote
opt.FieldDelimiter = ';'

paris · August 6, 2021, 12:17pm

Hi @c.poupin great! it’s working like a charm, thank you very much, you save my day !
Now for Converting the CSV Excels format files to XLSX file I use a macro, is there any tips with python?
Have a good day
Cheers

c.poupin · August 6, 2021, 8:53pm

Hello, here a workaround


# Schedules Exporter
import clr
import sys
import System
import csv

clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument

clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

clr.AddReference("RevitAPIUI")

clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

pf_path = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFilesX86)
sys.path.append(pf_path + '\\IronPython 2.7\\Lib')
import csv

def tolist(obj1):
	if hasattr(obj1,"__iter__"): return obj1
	else: return [obj1]

schedules = UnwrapElement(tolist(IN[0]))
path = IN[1]
exportTitle = IN[2]
exportColumnHeaders = IN[3]
exportHeadersFooters = IN[4]

opt = ViewScheduleExportOptions()
opt.Title = IN[2]
opt.TextQualifier = ExportTextQualifier.DoubleQuote
opt.FieldDelimiter = ';'
if not exportColumnHeaders:
	opt.ColumnHeaders = 0
opt.HeadersFootersBlanks = IN[4]

outCsv = []
i = 0
for s in schedules:
	#n = s.ViewName.ToString()+".csv" # before, for Revit 2019 and before
	n = s.Name +".csv" # for Revit 2020 and after
	s.Export(path, n, opt)
	i=i+1
	fullPathCsv = path + "\\" + n
	with open(fullPathCsv, 'rb') as csvfile:
		reader = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=';')
		outCsv.append([row for row in reader])
	
OUT = outCsv

paris · August 7, 2021, 12:22pm

Hi @c.poupin thank you very much for your workaround, I have only a bit problem with some characters:

Thanks
Cheers

c.poupin · August 7, 2021, 8:06pm

Hello,
try this version


# Schedules Exporter
import clr
import sys
import System

clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager
doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument
uiapp = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentUIApplication
uidoc = uiapp.ActiveUIDocument
app = uiapp.Application
sdkNumber = int(app.VersionNumber)

clr.AddReference("RevitAPI")
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *

clr.AddReference("RevitAPIUI")

clr.AddReference("RevitNodes")
import Revit
clr.ImportExtensions(Revit.Elements)

pf_path = System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFilesX86)
sys.path.append(pf_path + '\\IronPython 2.7\\Lib')
import csv
import codecs

def tolist(obj1):
	if hasattr(obj1,"__iter__"): return obj1
	else: return [obj1]

schedules = UnwrapElement(tolist(IN[0]))
path = IN[1]
exportTitle = IN[2]
exportColumnHeaders = IN[3]
exportHeadersFooters = IN[4]

opt = ViewScheduleExportOptions()
opt.Title = IN[2]
opt.TextQualifier = ExportTextQualifier.DoubleQuote
opt.FieldDelimiter = ';'
if not exportColumnHeaders:
	opt.ColumnHeaders = 0
opt.HeadersFootersBlanks = IN[4]

outCsv = []
i = 0
for s in schedules:
	#n = s.ViewName.ToString()+".csv" # before, for Revit 2019 and before
	n = s.Name +".csv" # for Revit 2020 and after
	s.Export(path, n, opt)
	i=i+1
	fullPathCsv = path + "\\" + n
	codec_reader = "utf-8" if sdkNumber > 2020 else "utf-16"
	with codecs.open(fullPathCsv, "rb", encoding = codec_reader) as csvfile:
		csv_reader = csv.reader(csvfile, delimiter=';')
		outCsv.append([row for row in csv_reader])

OUT = outCsv

paris · August 7, 2021, 8:08pm

Hi @c.poupin great ! I’ll try your new version. Thank you very much for your help.
Have a good day.
Cheers

paris · August 8, 2021, 9:26pm

Hi @c.poupin great ! Your new version works as expected:

Thank you very much for your help.
Have a good day.
Cheers

vishalghuge2500 · July 26, 2023, 11:12am

@c.poupin
Not working in REVIT 2022

Did I miss something? I’m new to python

christian.stan · July 26, 2023, 1:10pm

Hello,
Input IN[2] is not a boolean
He created an export csv file
cordially
christian.stan

vishalghuge2500 · July 27, 2023, 3:53am

@christian.stan
IN[2] = ExportTitles (yes-No) ?
Sorry I don’t understand.

jacob.small · July 27, 2023, 6:33am

I think the issue is with your path. You usually can’t write a file directly to C:\, but something like C:\dynamo\fileName.csv might work.

vishalghuge2500 · July 27, 2023, 11:21am

@jacob.small
still Not working, same error.

jacob.small · July 27, 2023, 12:06pm

@vishalghuge2500 please post a sample RVT and DYN for review. We’re guessing otherwise.

vishalghuge2500 · July 28, 2023, 3:46am

@jacob.small @christian.stan

SAMPLE1.rvt (5.2 MB)
Export Many Schedules.dyn (9.9 KB)

please try now, Revit 2022
(also I’m trying not to use the nodes which requires Excel installed for extraction)

christian.stan · July 28, 2023, 9:15am

hello, you had connected a boolean while Mr. Poupin had connected a string
That’s what I meant

Cordially
christian.stan

jacob.small · July 28, 2023, 9:30am

@vishalghuge2500 - the code is working fine. However it is set to utilize a semicolon (;) as the separator to account for parts of the world where a comma j(,) is used in number formatting or as the units demarcation indicator instead of a decimal point (.).

In excel if you start a new file and got to the data tab, you can import the CSV and get a result like this:

Or you can use file > open and configure the delimitator to be a semicolon in the wizard that pops up to get a result like this:

If you want to double click and have it open correctly, you’ll either need to reconfigure excel which would cause issues with other CSVs that utilize a comma, or update line 42 of the code to be this: opt.FieldDelimiter = ','

This will utilize a comma (,) instead of a semicolon (;) and you should be all set for a double click.

vishalghuge2500 · July 28, 2023, 10:13am

@jacob.small @christian.stan
thanks

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