Geoff, I don't think there is any option to export a report as a CSV in GnuCash 5.17 and I don't think it existed previously. File->Export Reports only exports the HTML file as does the Toolbar Export button. Unfortunately the only option is to first import into LibreOffice/OpenOffice/Excel, then export as a CSV and then import that into Numbers. HTML from 5.17 imported to LibreOffice works fine, at least on Linux, after you delete the document headers once it is imported
David Cousens On Thu, 2026-10-22 at 11:28 +0200, Geoff Jankowski via gnucash-user wrote: > Hmmm. > > Let me make it as clear as I can. > > The HTML file is fine and I can bring it into Open Office (but not > well rendered for use) and safari and even text edit which renders it > as a full page report similar to the starting point in GnuCash. > However that is not my problem. > > Because Numbers (my preferred spreadsheet) does not import html > direct, I need to get it into Numbers via a csv file. I have > described what happens on my machine when I try to export the current > register to csv and have searched high and low on all desktops on > both monitors including using the “show all windows” function but the > dialog box that I assume should show up is not there. > > The best guess is it is hiding underneath the report tab itself as > (as previously mentioned) the edge of the window flickers when I try > to export the information. Do you need more information on my system > to try to replicate it? Should I do a screen capture video to try to > show it? > > Updating to the latest version has not cured the problem and I still > cannot export the current register as a csv file. > > > Geoff Jankowski > +44 20 7100 1092 > +44 7770 58 48 38 > +33 9 56 54 56 54 > +33 6 22 93 00 53 > > > > > > > > > > On 21 Oct 2026, at 16:59, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 2026-10-20 17:55, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: > > > GnuCash's job with HTML export is to provide valid HTML, and if > > > it has > > > done that, then the problem less with the import on the other > > > end. > > > I think your next step would be to determine what aspect of the > > > GnuCash HTML causes the problem for you. Getting that info would > > > further clarify whether the problem is GnuCash's HTML, or > > > OpenOffice's import logic. > > The validity of an HTML file can easily be checked at the World > > Wide Web > > Consortium's site, specifically here: > > <https://validator.w3.org/> > > > > For those who would rather not upload the file in question, the > > validator can be downloaded. > > > > Stan Brown > > Tehachapi, CA, USA > > https://BrownMath.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. -- David Cousens _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
