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 < mikestillingfl...@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 < > mikestillingfl...@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 < > mikestillingfl...@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 > >>>>> <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. > >> > >> -- > >> Mike Stillingfleet > >> mikestillingfl...@fastmail.co.uk > > -- > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
