Is there any way to export all notes of selected references or those in the hit list into a CSV or similar format?
The format of the CSV file would look something like this:
"Title","page","tag1;tag2;tag3;...","note","citation".
The intention behind this is to be able to get the notes into a database (Bento or FileMaker) so I can organise them the way I need based on tags, similar to index cards, and then use them in my dissertation.
Another possibility would be to have an appleScript to copy the notes with the same information into Mellel or another app.
Exporting Notes
Re: Exporting Notes
Why not use the Bookends tab-delimited export option?
Jon
Sonny Software
Jon
Sonny Software
Re: Exporting Notes
Tab-delimited export dumps all fields to the file and the notes will be written as one field separated with "\" and "\\".
Then, there is no order within the note as to which comes where, like Title, tag, page, note; or title, note, page, tag. It depends on the way it was entered in the note. If I enter the notes in the same manner that would solve the problem, but I cannot depend blindly on it.
All this would be no problem if Bento or FileMaker had the programming power to deal with it elegantly. FileMaker might have that power, but I don't know how to use it. That is why I depend on others.
A small module to parse the notes and export in CSV or tab-delimited or even XML format could be helpful. If others are also interested in a similar function, then it is worth implementing it. Otherwise, I will depend on my limited programming skills to work with what is available.
I am happy to provide the index card program I create in FileMaker to those who want to use it.
Then, there is no order within the note as to which comes where, like Title, tag, page, note; or title, note, page, tag. It depends on the way it was entered in the note. If I enter the notes in the same manner that would solve the problem, but I cannot depend blindly on it.
All this would be no problem if Bento or FileMaker had the programming power to deal with it elegantly. FileMaker might have that power, but I don't know how to use it. That is why I depend on others.
A small module to parse the notes and export in CSV or tab-delimited or even XML format could be helpful. If others are also interested in a similar function, then it is worth implementing it. Otherwise, I will depend on my limited programming skills to work with what is available.
I am happy to provide the index card program I create in FileMaker to those who want to use it.
Re: Exporting Notes
The \ is the substitute for a Return character. It will be restored when the text is imported into an app that knows about tab-delimited files. And there is an order, it's the same for every record (it's the tab-order of the fields in the reference edit pane). But of course if a field is empty you'll just get the tab.
As for notecards being in one field, that's right. That's how they're stored. Notecards are "virtual" in that Bookends maintains them on=the-fly.
Finally, you can create a format that will output fields in quotes and a comma between them (that's easy). Then send to disk as a text file. But the Notes will still appear as one field.
Jon
Sonny Software
As for notecards being in one field, that's right. That's how they're stored. Notecards are "virtual" in that Bookends maintains them on=the-fly.
Finally, you can create a format that will output fields in quotes and a comma between them (that's easy). Then send to disk as a text file. But the Notes will still appear as one field.
Jon
Sonny Software