Table to CSV per igorlogius

NAME

tbl2csv - adds a context menu entry export HTML Tables, CSS Pseudo DIV tables or lists (UL/OL) as a Comma Seperated Values (CSV), also adds a toolbar button to highlight actually exportable elements by adding a dashed outline border to them

SYNOPSIS

Click the toolbar button to highlight the exportable elements, then right click into a exportable area to open the page context menu. The context menu should contain a new submenu labled "Table to CSV". Click one of the entries in the submenu to copy or export the table data as raw html or plain text.

USER INPUTS

• (pseudo) table element
• export mode

OPTIONS

none

REQUIRED PERMISSIONS

• menus: used to add the context menu
• activeTab: used to inject the content script to execute the data export from a page

OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS

none

DEMO VIDEO

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e571afdd-aab9-4b2a-b7f5-087f5048a2af

COMMON ISSUES / FAQ

The table i want to export doenst get highlighted. What gives?

Most likely the "table" you are trying to export isnt actually a exportable table ... but something that looks like it but contructed from elements not commently used for this.
This is a site issue and there is not much i can do about that. You can always create a userscript to handle the export of such unusual structures.

The exported csv data looks wrong. Is your tool broken?

Most likely this is also caused by the website not using tables or table like structures in the way they are intended to.
Most likely adding useless sub-element for styling or something. You will also very likely need a custom userscript solution to handle this situation.

This shit doenst work

Skill issue. But seriously ... this addon is not made to handle every possible error a webdesigner can make when presenting table-like data to its users.
I assume some basic knowlege how web elements should be used - which isnt too much to ask - and if thats no done, well there is not much i can do here.