Preserving Marker master comment in batch export

Hello,
I'm doing a quasi-transcription of clips using markers and the comments. I'd like to make subclips of all the markers (with Master Comments) to eventually export to Excel and have a nice rough transcription of interviews etc. However, when I make the subclips from the markers, the Master Comment 1 (which has good, supplementary info and/or dialog) is gone and I lose that info. Is there a way to preserve that master comment when making a sublclip from a marker?
Thanks!

Hi guys,
I have solved the problem! Although I now realise that I have totally missed how this all works.. Doh.
Basically I was expecting to see the batch export option icon in the 'Marker List' when in 'Multitrack' mode. I now realise that it is only available in 'Edit' mode.
Sorry for wasting your time although this might help out others who make the same mistake as me. I assumed I would be able to do this from Multitrack mode as I find it easy to edit a large VO take in multitrack and then apply effects to the whole track easily. It would be nice to be able to batch export from this view based on the current track settings, but it's not too bad.
Also, for anyone who is wondering you can take a multitrack session down into edit mode with ALL markers in place by going to File->Export->Audio Mixdown. From here it's then a simple case to export all markers out based on your preferences.
So pleased to have solved this one.
Thanks for all responses.
James.

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Hi guys,
I have solved the problem! Although I now realise that I have totally missed how this all works.. Doh.
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MTSTUNER
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Good day to you all,
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I don't mind subclips, and like many people I am forced by other factors to use them. So I do better if I pretend to actually like 'em.
Jim, I don't understand what's different about logging with subclips and logging off tape. It's not like us subclippers don't log just as much as anyone else. Subclipping is a sub-maneuver of a particular subset of logging systems.
But the naming thing is really ridiculous. We should be able to go through a clip, click one button, and have it chopped into two files right there with a user-definable numerical naming scheme. And so on at the next cut point. Geezer talk: "my old NLE could do that, and that was 10 years ago...". It's true, and that was a DraCo.
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