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Has Devonthink enabled this feature, i.e., to show full file names instead of truncating them? I, too, think it would be helpful to see the full file names on Icon view (see screenshot).
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The current JXA interface is a bit peculiar with record parameters. Interesting, that the script runs with osascript. Could you post its code?
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No, there is no such feature at this time. And as mentioned previously, we still do advocate shorter filenames. A filename isn’t intended to hold all the metadata about something, including a...
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Yes, that’s the “depressing” part of trying to figure what’s going on. I’ve adapted it so you can run it directly: function performsmartrule(records) { let app = Application('DEVONthink 3'); let group...
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BLUEFROG: A filename isn’t intended to hold all the metadata about something In your system, maybe – but that is not universal, and there are systems of file-naming that do precisely that (put...
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What may seem useful to someone may also be out of bounds or cause problems technically. Our admonition isn’t just to be terse and spartan, but trying to steer people toward less potentially...
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Best practice (by far) with DEVONthink is to exploit and use meta data. if you wish to stick with long file names maybe macOS Finder better for you (but beware of limitations there on length of file...
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Hm. A slightly modified version of the script runs ok in script editor, too: function performsmartrule(records) { let app = Application('DEVONthink 3'); let group = app.createLocation('/Test',...
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mbbntu: there are systems of file-naming that do precisely that (put metadata in filenames), Why? What benefits does duplicate information bring? It certainly makes keeping filenames and metadata in...
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chrillek: Those two do coincide often, but not always. Indeed, this can certainly be the case. There is a separation of filename and title in some document formats, e.g., PDF. However, the filename...
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Anything that is “financial” (bills, receipts, bank statements, etc) gets a filename that begins with the date in ISO format. I’ve done it that way for years, I think because I saw the method used by...
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The Finder doesn’t have item links, which are one of the most useful features in DT, in my opinion. I’ve been using DT since about 2010, if not earlier. I think I’d have worked it out if the Finder...
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mbbntu: Anything that is “financial” (bills, receipts, bank statements, etc) gets a filename that begins with the date in ISO format Same here. But that doesn’t make my file name too long to see in...
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Thank you for all the observations. It is a big guess work to understand the JXA API of DT. But I’m getting used to the dictionary documentation now (although I still don’t know when to use...
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To be clearer, this is my definition to the test Smart Rule: PS: “FCK” are just my initials… had confusion with that in the past
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fredck: PS: “FCK” are just my initials… had confusion with that in the past LOL Glad it’s not just an angry smart rule By the way, what are you specifically trying to accomplish here? Moving documents...
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The script I showed here is just a reduced TC focused on the issue I’m having. I’ve been spending the last 3 days learning and coding a script to be run as a Smart Rule in my inbox. The script parses...
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Scripting is not the only action available in a smart rule. In fact, smart rules are made for non-programmers to be able to automate some things without needing to be able to code. Why don’t you...
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Well, in that case your initials might also describe your feelings towards the smart rule I guess Yes, osascript and Script Editor should be basically the same. But so should DT’s JXA scripting. Or,...
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Ich möchte die Nettosummen aus Amazon-Rechnungen auslesen und als Netto-Summe setzen. Diese liegen im Text+PDF-Format vor. Ich habe dafür eine Intelligente Regel erstellt mit regulärem Ausdruck....
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