No, Help is correct. As David pointed out that item is presented only if the current active tab is a register.
Regards, John Ralls > On Nov 2, 2021, at 1:28 AM, Mike Stillingfleet > <mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > > Thank you Michael. This works. So the help files for GNUcash which show the > fourth option no longer apply. > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 8:24 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: >> On 2 Nov 2021, at 07:31, Mike Stillingfleet >> <mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>> Dear GNUCash Forum, >>> >>> Firstly I how that I have posted this correctly. >>> >>> I have read in the GNU Cash help that if I have focus on the current search >>> I should see 4 export options and one of those will be File->Export->Export >>> Active Register to CSV. >>> >>> I do not have that option. >>> >>> Is this something that has been removed? >>> >>> How else could I export the current search? >>> >>> TIA >> >> After you have run the search, you will have a “Search Results” tab open. >> >> From the “Reports” menu, choose “Account Report”. >> >> Click the “Export” button, and save the file to HTML. >> >> Before the Export stage, you can adjust the contents of the report >> using the “Options” button. >> >> I’m using LibreOffice for the next stage, but presumably other office >> suites will do the same. >> >> Open the HTML file in LibreOffice. >> >> Select All, and Copy to clipboard. >> >> Open a new Spreadsheet file. >> >> Paste. >> >> Save As CSV. >> >> >> This is a very roundabout route, but if this is a one-off job probably >> worthwhile, >> >> Michael >> >> PS Curses! As I was about to send this, David Cousens beat me to it >> with a proper solution! The feature that misled me (and presumably >> Mike) is that the Export button that appears once the Register tab is >> selected implies that this is the only way to export from a register, >> and blinded me to that alternative route. > > -- > Mike Stillingfleet > mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk <mailto:mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
