John asked "What version of > GnuCash and what operating system/distro?"
On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:24 PM Mike Stillingfleet < mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > Yes. > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 6:18 PM, John Ralls wrote: > > Is a register page displayed in the main window? What version of > > GnuCash and what operating system/distro? > > > > Regards, > > John Ralls > > > >> On Nov 2, 2021, at 11:06 AM, Mike Stillingfleet < > mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >> OK well I am afraid that I do not see that on my GNUCASH. > >> > >> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 5:32 PM, John Ralls wrote: > >>> No, the Help is literally correct: There is a menu item "Export > Current > >>> Register to CSV..." but *only* if a register tab has focus. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> John Ralls > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Nov 2, 2021, at 10:25 AM, Mike Stillingfleet < > mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> OK so the option export transactions is what the help is referring > to? > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 3:48 PM, john wrote: > >>>>> 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 > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> 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. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Mike Stillingfleet > >>>> mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Stillingfleet > >> mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk > > -- > Mike Stillingfleet > 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. 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