Re: [O] create new files from capture
(function function-finding-location)
Most general way, write your own function to find both
file and location
I just started trying to do this today myself when I found this thread.
From what I can tell the expectation is that this function places the point
in the buffer/file at the location where you want to insert the captured
template item.
I created to following which works for me to open a new file and puts the
test template there:
(defun prompt-for-new-orgfile ()
This function prompts for a file to save to
(call-interactively 'find-file)
(end-of-buffer))
(setq org-capture-templates
'((t Todo entry (file+headline (concat org-directory /gtd.org)
Tasks)
* TODO %?\n %i\n %a)
(m Meeting Notes entry (function prompt-for-new-orgfile)
* %^{meetingtitle} :unnarrowed)))
What I'm trying to figure out now is how to read the template from a file.
The documentation says that it can be done by using (file path/to/file)
in place of the template text argument, but I haven't gotten that working yet.
~Bill
Re: [O] create new files from capture
Bill Wishon bill at wishon.org writes: What I'm trying to figure out now is how to read the template from a file. The documentation says that it can be done by using (file path/to/file) in place of the template text argument, but I haven't gotten that working yet. Nevermind, my elisp skills are rusty (file path/to/template.org) works fine, what I was trying to do required lisp code evaluation in that context and therefore didn't work eg: (file (concat org-directory /template.org)) to do that I'd have to use (function function-returning-the-template), but it's not really worth it for what I was trying to do. ~Bill
Re: [O] create new files from capture
Bill Wishon b...@wishon.org wrote: Bill Wishon bill at wishon.org writes: What I'm trying to figure out now is how to read the template from a file. The documentation says that it can be done by using (file path/to/file) in place of the template text argument, but I haven't gotten that working yet. Nevermind, my elisp skills are rusty (file path/to/template.org) works fine, what I was trying to do required lisp code evaluation in that context and therefore didn't work eg: (file (concat org-directory /template.org)) to do that I'd have to use (function function-returning-the-template), but it's not really worth it for what I was trying to do. Alternatively, you can use the backquote mechanism - see e.g. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/17612/focus=17620 Nick
Re: [O] create new files from capture
At Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:43:06 -0400, Buck Brody wrote: Is there a way to use capture to create new files? Can I fill out the name of the file, and add a date stamp, from within the capture template? Prompting in the templates happens after the template is placed in the target buffer. So AFAIK there is no way to achive this without a little bit hacking: You could specify a target function target Specification of where the captured item should be placed. In Org-mode files, targets usually define a node. Entries will become children of this node, other types will be added to the table or list in the body of this node. Most target specifications contain a file name. If that file name is the empty string, it defaults to `org-default-notes-file'. A file can also be given as a variable, function, or Emacs Lisp form. ... (function function-finding-location) Most general way, write your own function to find both file and location That could read the target file name with a prompt. I also considered creating a new headline and then exporting the subtree. The problem is that I need to have the title of the new file automatically created based upon the headline, and I can't figure out how to do this. Same here. The function `org-heading-components' (C-h f org-heading-components RET) will get you the title of the headline which you would have to transform to a valid file name (i.e. `replace-regexp-in-string'). Best, -- David -- OpenPGP... 0x99ADB83B5A4478E6 Jabber dmj...@jabber.org Email. dm...@ictsoc.de pgpYa2kBMhaPv.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [O] create new files from capture
Could one not have it go into a temporary file and then have an exit hook attatched to a particular template that if a particular property had been filled in that it would create a new file with that name and either refile to or cut to and then paste from the kill ring? Matthew obviously would require some modification/hacking On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 2:12 PM, David Maus dm...@ictsoc.de wrote: At Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:43:06 -0400, Buck Brody wrote: Is there a way to use capture to create new files? Can I fill out the name of the file, and add a date stamp, from within the capture template? Prompting in the templates happens after the template is placed in the target buffer. So AFAIK there is no way to achive this without a little bit hacking: You could specify a target function target Specification of where the captured item should be placed. In Org-mode files, targets usually define a node. Entries will become children of this node, other types will be added to the table or list in the body of this node. Most target specifications contain a file name. If that file name is the empty string, it defaults to `org-default-notes-file'. A file can also be given as a variable, function, or Emacs Lisp form. ... (function function-finding-location) Most general way, write your own function to find both file and location That could read the target file name with a prompt. I also considered creating a new headline and then exporting the subtree. The problem is that I need to have the title of the new file automatically created based upon the headline, and I can't figure out how to do this. Same here. The function `org-heading-components' (C-h f org-heading-components RET) will get you the title of the headline which you would have to transform to a valid file name (i.e. `replace-regexp-in-string'). Best, -- David -- OpenPGP... 0x99ADB83B5A4478E6 Jabber dmj...@jabber.org Email. dm...@ictsoc.de
[O] create new files from capture
Is there a way to use capture to create new files? Can I fill out the name of the file, and add a date stamp, from within the capture template? I also considered creating a new headline and then exporting the subtree. The problem is that I need to have the title of the new file automatically created based upon the headline, and I can't figure out how to do this. Thanks
