[GNC] Export Current Search

Tue Nov 2 17:07:01 EDT 2021

Mike 

you might want to look at this recent thread re upgrading from GnuCashV2 to V4
https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-May/096480.html

David Cousens


On Tue, 2021-11-02 at 19:32 +0000, Mike Stillingfleet wrote:
> Ah OK. It would appear that I might be a little out of date. If I up date will
> my data be safe??
> 
> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 7:05 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> > You stumped the experts and the rest of us too.  Nobody remembers whether
> > that option was available that long ago.   You would have a rather long
> > migration path to the current release of 4.8 or so, depending on whether you
> > have data files and reports to update too.  
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:44 PM Mike Stillingfleet <
> > mikestillingfleet at fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > > __
> > > 2.6.16 windows 10.
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 6:39 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> > > > John asked "What version of
> > > > > GnuCash and what operating system/distro?"
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 1:24 PM Mike Stillingfleet <
> > > > mikestillingfleet at fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > > Yes.
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, at 6:18 PM, John Ralls wrote:
> > > > > > Is a register page displayed in the main window? What version of 
> > > > > > GnuCash and what operating system/distro?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > John Ralls
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > On Nov 2, 2021, at 11:06 AM, 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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> > > > > > > > >  Mike Stillingfleet
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