@Command([FileExport]) Issue BIG PROBLEM

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So… I’ve upgraded a few clients here from 8.0.2 to 8.5.1, and I found a HUGE issue.

I have several agents that export data from views to files, and then process the data.

It appears that the functionality of @Command([FileExport];“Tabular Text”) has change.

In release 8.0.2 and previous the values from the view were exported with spaces between them. It now appears in Notes 8.5.1 that TABs are used as a deliminator.

This is a huge problem and appears to be undocumented. Any help restoring the original functionality without downgrading or recoding would be much appreciated.

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Subject: filed a bug report for this.

I filed a report for this. Tracking # is MLAT7XFT4S.

Dev/QE may need some sample to understand this issue better.

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Subject: No problem

I can show you data of what it is supposed to do, and what it does in 8.5.x

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Subject: Better description of the issue

Pre-8.5.x

I define a view column to be 8 characters wide.

I export “Tabular data” from view

If a view column has only 5 characters in it the other 3 characters defined by the view column are padded with spaces.

8.5.x

Using same defined view.

Data exported using “tabular data” is padded with a Tab (ASCII 9).

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Subject: Any update to this

We are experiencing the same problem - testing 8.5.1 FP2 client and have issues with applications which use the @Command([FileExport];“Tabular Text”), the .csv files created open in excel with tabs instead of spaces.