Mike you might want to look at this recent thread re upgrading from GnuCashV2 to V4 https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-May/096480.html
David Cousens On Tue, 2021-11-02 at 19:32 +0000, Mike Stillingfleet wrote: > Ah OK. It would appear that I might be a little out of date. If I up date will > my data be safe?? > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 7:05 PM, David Carlson wrote: > > You stumped the experts and the rest of us too. Nobody remembers whether > > that option was available that long ago. You would have a rather long > > migration path to the current release of 4.8 or so, depending on whether you > > have data files and reports to update too. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:44 PM Mike Stillingfleet < > > mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > __ > > > 2.6.16 windows 10. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 6:39 PM, David Carlson wrote: > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > > 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. 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