[GNC] Export Current Search

Mike Stillingfleet mikestillingfleet at fastmail.co.uk
Tue Nov 2 13:25:07 EDT 2021


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 <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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