Thanks John, I'll try and get a bit of spare time and trawl through the archives to update the wiki then. Will likely need a bit of proofing afterwards. Cheers David
On Wed, 2021-11-03 at 11:20 -0700, john wrote: > There's already some of that at > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Using_Different_Versions.2C_Up_And_Downgrade > , but the instructions aren't as clear as Geert's post. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Nov 3, 2021, at 2:02 AM, davidcousen...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > Upgrade 2.6 to 3.5 > > https://www.mail-archive.com/gnucash-user@gnucash.org/msg13291.html > > I think Geert's post which was the in thread (scroll down)I posted earlier > > is a > > bit more complete as it discusses reports and preferences as well as changes > > to > > the data file. > > > > Possibly worth putting a summary in the Wiki re upgrades from earlier > > version. > > > > David Cousens > > On Wed, 2021-11-03 at 07:15 +0000, Alan A Holmes wrote: > > > Some while ago Adrien Monteleone went through all the steps necessary to > > > upgrade from a very old V2.x of GnuCash to the last V2.y, then to V3.x and > > > then to V4.x. I've just had a quick look at the archives but can't find > > > it. > > > Perhaps someone can find it more easily, or perhaps Adrien himself can > > > point > > > to it. > > > > > > > > > Alan A Holmes > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: gnucash-user < > > > gnucash-user-bounces+gnucash=alanaholmes.me...@gnucash.org > > > > On Behalf Of Mike Stillingfleet > > > Sent: 02 November 2021 19:32 > > > To: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > > > Cc: Gnucash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > > > Subject: Re: [GNC] Export Current Search > > > > > > 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 It would appear that I might be a little out of date.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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > > 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. _______________________________________________ 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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