From f247b6da347971799d73e926eb4e5b7cf57206a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joseph Walker <star20@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:51:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Remove export_to_file flag for redundancy

---
 openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_helper.py        | 18 +++++++-----------
 website/content/sdk/reference/stocks/search.md |  3 +--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_helper.py b/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_helper.py
index 5d50cf664bb..58ce3b4b185 100644
--- a/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_helper.py
+++ b/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_helper.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ def search(
     limit: int = 0,
     export: str = "",
     sheet_name: Optional[str] = "",
-    export_to_file: bool = True,
 ) -> Optional[pd.DataFrame]:
     """Search selected query for tickers.
 
@@ -128,8 +127,6 @@ def search(
         The limit of companies shown.
     export : str
         Export data
-    export_to_file : bool
-        Whether results should be exported to file or not.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -230,14 +227,13 @@ def search(
         headers=["Name", "Country", "Sector", "Industry", "Exchange"],
         title=title,
     )
-    if export_to_file:
-        export_data(
-            export,
-            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
-            "search",
-            df,
-            sheet_name,
-        )
+    export_data(
+        export,
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+        "search",
+        df,
+        sheet_name,
+    )
 
     return df
 
diff --git a/website/content/sdk/reference/stocks/search.md b/website/content/sdk/reference/stocks/search.md
index 2b7de17c21b..6faca1bba8e 100644
--- a/website/content/sdk/reference/stocks/search.md
+++ b/website/content/sdk/reference/stocks/search.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Search selected query for tickers.
 Source Code: [[link](https://github.com/OpenBB-finance/OpenBBTerminal/tree/main/openbb_terminal/stocks/stocks_helper.py#L98)]
 
 ```python
-openbb.stocks.search(query: str = "", country: str = "", sector: str = "", industry: str = "", exchange_country: str = "", limit: int = 0, export: str = "", sheet_name: Optional[str] = "", export_to_file: bool = True)
+openbb.stocks.search(query: str = "", country: str = "", sector: str = "", industry: str = "", exchange_country: str = "", limit: int = 0, export: str = "", sheet_name: Optional[str] = "")
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ openbb.stocks.search(query: str = "", country: str = "", sector: str = "", indus
 | limit            | int  | The limit of companies shown.                           | 0       | True     |
 | export           | str  | Export data                                             |         | True     |
 | sheet_name       | str  | Sheet Name                                              |         | True     |
-| export_to_file   | bool | Whether results should be exported to file or not.      |         | True     |
 
 ---