Export - Share to other app - Missing file extension and changes file name

stevel

WorkingHours version: 2.9.43
OS + version: Android
Device model: Motorola

The UX around the Export functionality could be improved a bit. When selecting export a "File name" field is presented along with a "File format" field which allows one to select a CSV or Excel document. If you then tap the Export button, followed by "Share to other app" and select Drive, for example, the following happens:

The Document title has changed (albeit to a sensible default) and does not match the file name supplied in the "File name" field.
There is no file extension but this can be determined from the "File format" field.

To improve matters, I'd suggest that the default file title populate the first Export screen that is shown and this can be changed. There is no need to display the Document title field after tapping "Share to other app" as the title is already know. Also, the appropriate file extension should be automatically added to the file name.

Otherwise, thanks for a great app.

timo

WorkingHours hands basically hands over 3 things when sharing:

The file path, which ends with whatever name you entered in the "file name" field and the extension (.xlsx or .csv)
A "subject": "Your working hours from x to y"
The file mime type

It depends on the receiving app what it does with that data:

Drive seems to ignore the filename + extension and uses the subject
OneDrive uses the same/correct filename that WorkingHours specifies
Outlook uses "subject" as the mail subject and attaches the file with the correct name

If I removed the "subject", then Outlook wouldn't pre-fill the "subject" line any more but Drive would use the right file name. I don't know if that's worth the trade-off.
Why don't you use the "save to device" button and select Drive there?

stevel

Thanks for your explanation and the solution that you propose. I see that this is beyond your control and I understand the trade-off that you have made.