[GNC] Export Current Search

[john]

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 <mikestillingfleet at 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 
>> <mikestillingfleet at 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.
> 
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