[GNC] Export Current Search

[John Ralls]

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 <mikestillingfleet at 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 <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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>>>  Mike Stillingfleet
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>   Mike Stillingfleet
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