I installed 1.8.1.1 on a development machine and same thing. The only thing it exports is if I make custom list and add it to a preexisting form such as Contact-Information, Ticket, Details, and Company Information. However, when I make a custom form that is only associated with a certain help topic, it does not export the variables in the CSV. There's no point to make a custom form and associate it with a certain help topic if you can not export it. There has to be a way to do this.