Option to insert CSV from command line

[clouddistortion]

I would very much like a way how I can programatically generate diagrams (e.g. in XML) from with my programming language of choice.

I had a look at the exported XML but that seems to be very complicated to generate that. Later I saw the GUI feature in Arrange-->Insert-->Advanced-->CSV that supports importing defined diagrams from csv but unfortunately the option is missing in the command line client

[OlegLoewen]

I would really appreciate this feature!

[OlegLoewen]

if you tell me where to begin I can provide a pull request.

[empusas]

#202 and #8ß7 referring to each other and both are closed without further comment. So what about that request?

[davidjgraph]

This is 202 and it's not closed. I don't understand your point.

[neeles83]

This would be would be a great option indeed.

[mostsignificant]

I would appreciate this too - it would be an important feature for generating diagrams in a CI/CD pipeline

[m-mohamedin]

Will be available in the next release Usage (the same but input file extension is .csv):

-x file.csv -f [xml/pdf/png/jpg/svg]

[MichaelCropper]

@m-mohamedin Excellent news. Do you have a link to the documentation for this new feature so I can have a play once it is released?

[m-mohamedin]

@m-mohamedin Excellent news. Do you have a link to the documentation for this new feature so I can have a play once it is released?

Nothing special, just the input file is *.csv file instead of *.drawio

[davidjgraph]

Internal commit https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-dev/commit/fd04104ee1a48594a5248bcbf637f67139689a23

[TrifarianGlory]

@m-mohamedin Excellent news. Do you have a link to the documentation for this new feature so I can have a play once it is released?

Nothing special, just the input file is *.csv file instead of *.drawio

@m-mohamedin I've tried to use drawio input.csv -c but I get invalid file errors. How to do this on the command line? I've used the csv files from https://drawio-app.com/import-from-csv-to-drawio/

[m-mohamedin]

@m-mohamedin Excellent news. Do you have a link to the documentation for this new feature so I can have a play once it is released?

Nothing special, just the input file is *.csv file instead of *.drawio

@m-mohamedin I've tried to use drawio input.csv -c but I get invalid file errors. How to do this on the command line? I've used the csv files from https://drawio-app.com/import-from-csv-to-drawio/

Sorry but the new version not released yet

[WilliamStenberg]

drawio -x input.csv works, generates a PDF file (default option for -x). drawio input.csv, still invalid file errors, expected to open DrawIO with the generated content.

Workaround for my use case is to generate the file but specify XML format, and then open the XML file: drawio -x input.csv -f xml drawio input.xml

Tried after installing the v20.7.4 RPM.

[glisterGIT]

Hi i am desperate to get the CSV import to work from the command line I am using the latest desktop version 21.6.5 but if I try something like this below I get no errors and no output: & "C:/Program Files/draw.io/draw.io.exe" -x C:\Temp\draw\test.csv -f xml :( is there a step by step guide ??

[emptaj]

Hi i am desperate to get the CSV import to work from the command line I am using the latest desktop version 21.6.5 but if I try something like this below I get no errors and no output: & "C:/Program Files/draw.io/draw.io.exe" -x C:\Temp\draw\test.csv -f xml :( is there a step by step guide ??

I get the same result. With 20.7.4 everything works fine, but with 21.6.5 there is no errors/outputs - process stuck in background

[glisterGIT]

could it be a bug do you think im not sure where to log it...

[emptaj]

I've tested different versions: 21.6.5, 21.6.1, 21.5.1 and 20.7.4. It works only for the last one. We can create another ticket in https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/issues section - this place is dedicated for reporting issues

[glisterGIT]

yep tested myself and it works on 20.7.4, but I can only create xml or pdf. I am really after html