export command

The export Command

Exports data from a code list document file (in OpenCodeList format) to a supported destination format.

ocl export
    {--file | -f} <file-path>
    --to-format {csv | ssv | xlsx}
    --to-file <file-path>

For an explanation of the command-line notation, see Command-Line Syntax.

Description

The export command exports data from a code list document file (in OpenCodeList format) to a supported destination format.

The following destination formats are supported:

• Comma-Separated Values (CSV)
• Semicolon-Separated Values (SSV)
• Microsoft Excel (XLSX)

Examples

Example 1

Exports data from a code list file to a CSV file.

ocl export --file countries.ocl --to-format csv --to-file countries.csv

Example 2

Exports data from a code list file to an Excel workbook.

ocl export --file countries.ocl --to-format xlsx --to-file countries.xlsx

Parameters

• --file or -f

  Specifies the source OpenCodeList file to export.

• --to-format

  Specifies the destination file format.

  Supported values:

  • csv
  • ssv
  • xlsx

• --to-file

  Specifies the destination file to be created.