[GNC] Export Current Search

[David Carlson]

Correction:  at least in some older releases the option was still visible
in the menu but it didn't do anything.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:12 PM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If you are in the Accounts window or an editor window or some other
> non-register window that option is not available.
>
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:07 PM Mike Stillingfleet <
> mikestillingfleet at 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 <
>> 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.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> --
>> >>>>  Mike Stillingfleet
>> >>>>  mikestillingfleet at fastmail.co.uk
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>>
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