Title: Export one CSV from all forms
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Export one CSV from all forms

 *  Resolved [i_Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i_mike/)
 * (@i_mike)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-one-csv-from-all-forms/)
 * Hi Michael
 * First of all many thanks for that powerful plugin:)
 * In your [reply](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-forms-submit-to-one-database?replies=45#post-6338498)
   you’ve said:
 * “You can set form=”*” to get information from all forms or list the form names
   using form=”form1,form2,form3 in a short code.”
 * I’m trying to export fields from multiple forms into one CSV file using the following
   shortcode:
    [cfdb-export-link form=”*” show=”Company,notes,contractors-name,trade,
   friends-name” limit=”5″ enc=”CSVUTF8″]
 * However when I do that I get a file with only the titles of the columns and no
   data unfortunately…
    I’ve also tried to list form names in the format that you’ve
   specified: form=”form1,form2,form3″ however then I only get data from the first
   form and not the others.
 * Is it possible to export data from multiple forms using shortcodes or is there
   any other easy way to do that?
 * Thanks in advance
    Mike
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-to-database-extension/)

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 *  Thread Starter [i_Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i_mike/)
 * (@i_mike)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-one-csv-from-all-forms/#post-7044766)
 * Ignore me, actually it works how you said it should, but I just found out that
   that’s not a solution for me as when you export the CSV, the rows won’t match
   and that will create a bit of a mess in the CSV… I just have to create one big
   form, unless there is a way to bind the submissions from different forms to stay
   in the same rows?
 *  Plugin Author [Michael Simpson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msimpson/)
 * (@msimpson)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-one-csv-from-all-forms/#post-7044772)
 * I think you are saying that you want a certain row from form1 to be connected
   to a certain row in form2, then export the CSV as one row that combines both.
 * That could be done but will take a bit of coding on your part. You would have
   to create a [Transform Class](http://cfdbplugin.com/?page_id=1095) to process
   the rows and organize them into the combined rows that you want. You then add
   that transform to your shortcode.
 *  Thread Starter [i_Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/i_mike/)
 * (@i_mike)
 * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-one-csv-from-all-forms/#post-7044791)
 * Many thanks for your reply. Yeah I want the rows to match from one form to another
   but I think it will be just easier to create one form in my case.
 * Thanks again for quick reply:)

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