Try this:
<$vars
testmonth={{{[{NewEntryData!!text}removeprefix[##]trim[]splitregexp[\n]trim[]first[]splitregexp[]rest[4]first[2]join[]]}}}>
<$button>
<$action-setfield input-month=<<testmonth>> />
Set to: "<<testmonth>>"
</$button>
</$vars>
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 12:41:23 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote:
> I've made some progress with this, here's where I'm currently stuck.
>
> I'm pasting the text (##header and body) in an *<$edit-text>* widget.
> This is linked to a different, dedicated Tiddler called *NewEntryData*.
> Then I'm bringing back only the month bit from the header by using the
> following. The button text appears as it should (*Set to: "05"* for
> example), so this tells me that the *testmonth *variable is properly
> filled.
>
> Unfortunatelly though, the same variable in the *<$action-setfield>* part
> is always set either to the literal value of the filter right above (i.e.
> *<$list
> filter... *etc ), or is set to the literal text *<<testmonth>>*. It
> depends on what combination of variable reference I use (I've tried
> everything descibed in Tobias' Variables vs. Parameters
> <https://tobibeer.github.io/tb5/#Variables%20vs.%20Parameters> reference
> list).
>
> Any idea how should I reference the variable in the widget's parameters
> for it to get the actual content instead of some literal text?
>
> <$vars testmonth='<$list
> filter="[{NewEntryData!!text}removeprefix[##]trim[]splitregexp[\n]trim[]first[]splitregexp[]rest[4]first[2]join[]]"/>'>
> <$button>
> <$action-setfield input-month=<<testmonth>> />
> Set to: "<<testmonth>>"
> </$button>
> </$vars>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 3:20:21 AM UTC+3 TW Tones wrote:
>
>> Quick tips
>>
>>
>> - Text areas have lines delimited by \n
>> - if you have the text in a filter you can use splitregexp[\n]] to
>> split it into each line, then split again on split[:]] to get the first[]
>> item or the fieldname:value
>> - text must be handled differently as its multiline.
>> - you can then join[] back as needed.
>> - Note the fieldname:values resembles a datatiddler format, and may
>> present an opportunity.
>>
>> Tones
>> On Monday, 10 May 2021 at 21:27:19 UTC+10 [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> Ah yes, thanks for reminding me. Although it was purely for showing how
>>> I want to split the date per field. I haven't yet reached the point where
>>> I'm trying to reference actual fields.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to see if some or even most of what I've described can be
>>> achieved with <$list filter>-ing through the text area input. Maybe
>>> combining splits, regexes and splitregexes.
>>>
>>> The other approach would be to code a JavaScript macro but that gets
>>> quite more complicated and is not as easy to play with until I get it right.
>>>
>>> On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 12:33:35 PM UTC+3 PMario wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> *Field names *have to be *lowercase *only.
>>>> -m
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 11:25:48 AM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm moving my personal journal written in markdown files into
>>>>> Tiddlywiki. I'm looking for a way to perform string/text manipulation on
>>>>> the input of an <$edit-text>.
>>>>>
>>>>> Currently, each entry starts with a ##header which was the date the
>>>>> entry was written. A blank line follows and then one or more paragraphs
>>>>> of
>>>>> the main entry body:
>>>>>
>>>>> ## YYYYMMDD
>>>>>
>>>>> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit...
>>>>>
>>>>> I've created a Journal Entry tiddler page which would have an <$edit-text
>>>>> tag=textarea> widget. I'll manually paste in the textarea each
>>>>> journal entry and by pressing a button it will be split into the
>>>>> following
>>>>> elements/fields, which would then be added as a new tiddler with the
>>>>> following fields:
>>>>>
>>>>> Title: YYYYMMDD
>>>>> Text: Lorem ipsum (etc)
>>>>> Year: YYYY
>>>>> Month: MM
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm looking for a way way to perform all the little subtring()
>>>>> manipulations and isolating the header line and the main body. I've
>>>>> already
>>>>> figured how to create a new tiddler from a series of existing fields.
>>>>>
>>>>
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