How to keep a group in sync with an external folder?
I like the clean interface and as you can see, you can have other pinned panes open for navigation, or sub menus (you have a lot of flexibility on how it looks). I have Obsidian locked in preview so I...
View ArticleAutomatically Create a Table from Emails In a Group
I have a folder of emails. The body of each message contains a single web link, and some text I don’t care about. I want to automatically create one file summarizing the folder. The table would...
View ArticleBest way to Import Email in 2024
This has been discussed multiple times on the forums but please read the Help > Tutorials > Handling Email.
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How to keep a group in sync with an external folder?
saltlane: Sometimes clicking through document wiki links, on the third or fourth document the links stop working and you get [[name]] instead of a clickable link (Stopping and restarting DTTG resolves...
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Automatically Create a Table from Emails In a Group
rctill: The body of each message contains a single web link, and some text I don’t care about. …I want to automatically create one file summarizing the folder. My goto tool is Applescript Easy to...
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AppleScript to erase and replace text file content
evank: P.S. I’ve fairly recently found that DEVONthink makes a great writing environment, after years of mostly using it as a repository for my files/data. Agreed, as I have been using it for writing...
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Automatically Create a Table from Emails In a Group
rctill: I understand using regex to find links is easy Don’t let appearances deceive you or anything easy to implement. implement in DEVONthink?
View ArticleAutomatically Create a Table from Emails In a Group
Hey Bluefrog, I made a bad choice in my use of words. “Used” would be better. I figure using Regex to find something like https://www.youtube.com…and whatever comes after that in the link… would be...
View ArticlePhil's JXA Tips: Iterating Databases and Records
Again, thanks for the suggestions. To be clear, I’m not a fan of recursion either; I’m operating largely in the dark here and guessing each step of the way. Is there some documentation reference for...
View ArticleSetting created/modified dates from markdown front matter
Thanks for the tip on the “in:” qualifier. I’m glad I wasn’t screwing something up. I’ll have to try that new approach. It seems like you’re somehow referencing documentation of which I’m unaware....
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Partial error(?) messages popping over documents
Starting with 3.8.1, I am seeing DTTG frequently popping up what appears to be partial error messages over the top of whatever I’m reading. Example below. What is the purpose of this? From the...
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Smart rule for deleting images that are not used in markdown documents?
Thanks so much to all of you! Currently my imported markdown images are saved in the assets subgroup and linked to as assets/xyz.png. For telling the truth I am very unsure if I would better use item...
View ArticlePartial error(?) messages popping over documents
Yes, that is surely a missing manifest. On DEVONthink To Go’s databases screen, select ? > Contact Us to start a support ticket. Include a full-resolution uncropped screen capture. Thanks!
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Thanks for the helpful tips, @saltlane.
View ArticleAppleScript to erase and replace text file content
Thanks so much! That worked perfectly. To insert the date at the start, here was the final AppleScript: set date_ to do shell script "date +'%Y-%m-%d'" tell application id "DNtp"...
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AppleScript to erase and replace text file content
BLUEFROG: It’s unclear why you feel the item link being preserved is important when you are using a strictly confirming filename that very simply could be matched with a smart rule and other criteria...
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Phil's JXA Tips: Iterating Databases and Records
Phileosophos: Is there some documentation reference for DT3’s internal mechanics? Not the “mechanics”, but the data structures, methods etc. are documented in the scripting dictionary. Phileosophos:...
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Smart rule for deleting images that are not used in markdown documents?
vinschger: Would it even be possible to convert the non-item links to item links? do I need scripting for that (no scripting knowledge on my side)? Yes on both accounts. Item links presumably preclude...
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