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 > <mikestillingfl...@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 mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
