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How do I go about doing it the templates.txt route?We don't have import from Excel, sorry, though I agree that would be useful. It's possible to import readings contained in the text templates - templates.txt in the Resonance Journal folder. Depending on what format your readings are stored in now, might it be possible to use find and replace (or write a macro) to get them all into these?
...to a new text file. You can see the text that needs to be replaced - obviously just leave the background and notes sections empty if you don't have anything there. You can make one text file with a whole string of these, as many as you need. Then use 'Import' in the main menu to add them - you get a success message at the end and will see the entries in the list on the left.{{DATE:dd/mm/yyyy}}
{{TYPE:Yijing Reading}}
{{TITLE: Question you're asking the Yijing}}
{{BACKGROUND: Background to your reading}}
{{PRIMARY HEXAGRAM: 50}}
{{LINE(S): 1 2 4}}
{{TAG(S): tag 1, tag 2, tag 3}}
{{NOTES: }}
{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 ... tag 10}}
be confusing? Or {{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (maximum 10)}}
or {{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (up to 10)}}
or something?Any chance you could go into more detail about that?Great success in using your .txt instructions, thank you.
- and Hilary talked about find and replace, and/or macros, and you're saying you have had "great success," but I can't manage to wiggle my brain around it. I get the part where once you have a bunch of text templates strung together in one file, Resonance Journal's import feature will import them all at once, but how is it quicker/easier to copy/paste from your other storage places into the text template than just to copy/paste into Resonance Journal directly?The readings are different formats-- some stored online at livingiching.com, some on paper. It'd be quicker to whip them into some sort of file-- excel, or could be this templates.txt thing you're talking about-- than individually entering each one at a time.
Not to mention everyone named in readings, e.g. the poor benighted Mr. Hyldreth.I hope everyone whose reading is visible knows that it is.
I'll enquire!@hilary Could the templates have time fields now that Resonance Journal has a time field?
(Added: unless this is one of those things that seems simple but really isn't and could break stuff)
I didn't know there was a maximum of 10! I can't see any reason not to haveAlso trying to think if there's some way for the templates to indicate the 10-tag limit without confusing people about the format, since as it is people might think they're only allowed three... would{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 ... tag 10}}
be confusing? Or{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (maximum 10)}}
or{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (up to 10)}}
or something?
{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (maximum 10)}}
, unless of course the () breaks something. I'll ask about that, too.I just double-checked, and yes, when you add the 10th one all the "add tag" buttons are deactivated.I didn't know there was a maximum of 10!
Basically, since I'm working with a loooooot of readings, I find it much easier to copy-paste from the other site into one document. Much less clicking.@hilary Could the templates have time fields now that Resonance Journal has a time field?
(Added: unless this is one of those things that seems simple but really isn't and could break stuff)
Also trying to think if there's some way for the templates to indicate the 10-tag limit without confusing people about the format, since as it is people might think they're only allowed three... would{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 ... tag 10}}
be confusing? Or{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (maximum 10)}}
or{{tag 1, tag 2, tag 3 (up to 10)}}
or something?
Any chance you could go into more detail about that?
My confusion (at least the confusion I know about, ha ha) is that you said this -
- and Hilary talked about find and replace, and/or macros, and you're saying you have had "great success," but I can't manage to wiggle my brain around it. I get the part where once you have a bunch of text templates strung together in one file, Resonance Journal's import feature will import them all at once, but how is it quicker/easier to copy/paste from your other storage places into the text template than just to copy/paste into Resonance Journal directly?
Could you go through in excruciating detail for the slow-minded ? Thanks in advance...
This doesn't matter for what you're doing, but have you found the user setting for default entry type? It's in the menu under Tools > Settings, and then the Default Entry Type tab. Caveat: clicking New Entry isn't what triggers it. Put in a title, and then it'll fill.So for example: all the readings will automatically be "Yijing Readings" by including that in the copy. In the resonance journal instead that would involve clicking each time on a drop-down menu and pointing my mouse at "Yijing Readings".
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).