Hi TonyM, There is a function in the core that generates a new title based on a given title (from task, it generates task 1, task 2, ...). I've wrapped it in a js macro. You could try it. Import save and reload (in a test wiki or in a copy of your wiki !!!)
Just enter <<generateNewTitle "task">> or <<generateNewTitle "my favorite tiddler">> Be careful with your data, try it on a copy. Regards FrD Le samedi 11 août 2018 09:53:40 UTC+2, TonyM a écrit : > > Frd, > > Thanks for your effort. Unfortunately I do not know the name before hand > as I am cloning to create multiple instances of say tasks. They may be > renamed or named task 1 task 2 etc... > > This is a messy part of the available code. > > So I am currentlt working on a copy selected fields to a new tiddler, > which does create a new tiddler, but does not include the increment of > duplicate tiddler names. > > Arrrrgh, I can't win. > > Perhaps I determine the new name myself and make it unique. This will be > easier in the next release with the range operator. > > Regards > Tony > > On Saturday, 11 August 2018 17:40:33 UTC+10, FrD wrote: >> >> Hi TonyM, >> >> Finally I found a way to do what you want. The drawback is that you need >> to know in advance the name of the tiddler you want to create. >> >> Go to https://tiddlywiki.com/ >> Create a tiddler, for instance "testtemplate" with a tag ("MyTag"), some >> text and two fields : field1 and field2. >> Create a tiddler, say "testcreate" with this code inside : >> >> \define actions() >> <$action-setfield $tiddler="testtemplate" $field="title" $value= >> "MyNewTiddler" /> >> <$action-deletefield $tiddler="MyNewTiddler" $field="field2" /> >> \end >> >> <$button actions=<<actions>>> >> Create and remove field >> </$button> >> >> When you click the button, testtemplate is cloned (without being deleted) >> and field2 is removed from the cloned tiddler. >> I think it's a convoluted way to use action-setfield and probably not the >> way it was intended to be used. But it seems to work. >> >> Regards >> >> FrD >> >> Le samedi 11 août 2018 09:12:03 UTC+2, TonyM a écrit : >>> >>> Mark, >>> >>> Just to clarify, the "idea of [your] own and FrD's suggestion" just did >>> not work? >>> >>> I was relay smart because I decided to use a subtiddler such as >>> task/template to indicate it was a template tiddler so task no longer held >>> the removeme field and would not be cloned. This is a good idea but >>> somewhere I decided this was a useful tip for creating templates for >>> subTiddlers, and I returned it the above method only to be reminded it does >>> not work again. >>> >>> >>> I am using the following to clone tiddlers I am using as templates; >>> >>> <$button message="tm-new-tiddler" param=<<currentTiddler>> >>> tooltip="Clone this 'template'" aria-label="Clone this 'template'" class=< >>> <tv-config-toolbar-class>> > >>> <$action-setfield $field=template-source $value=<<currentTiddler>>/> >>> {{$:/PSaT/newTiddler/icon.svg}} >>> </$button> >>> >>> So to restate the problem >>> >>> *This works nicely except I have to remove a field from the new Tiddler >>> eg removeme* >>> *<$action-deletefield $field=removeme/>* >>> >>> *Unfortunately if I use this in the above tiddler it removes the field >>> from the source tiddler before the cloning.* >>> >>> As Mark suggested I may need resort to the ActionCreateTiddler so a >>> Final call to see if anyone knows a workaround or has build a clone tool >>> using ActionCreateTiddler? >>> >>> Regards >>> Tony >>> >>> On Friday, 3 August 2018 12:46:30 UTC+10, TonyM wrote: >>>> >>>> Folks/Team, >>>> >>>> I am creating a tool to create tiddlers from template tiddlers and will >>>> share today (if I resolve this). >>>> >>>> However to do so I am using the following to clone the tiddler to a new >>>> tiddler name eg "task 1" and open for edit (which the user then modifies) >>>> >>>> \whitespace trim >>>> <$button message="tm-new-tiddler" param=<<currentTiddler>> tooltip="Clone >>>> this 'template'" aria-label="Clone this 'template'" class=<<tv-config- >>>> toolbar-class>> > >>>> <$action-setfield $field=template-source $value=<<currentTiddler>>/> >>>> *<$action-deletefield $field=tiddler-template-caption/**>* >>>> {{$:/core/images/clone-button}} >>>> </$button> >>>> >>>> >>>> - I identify which tiddlers are templates by the existence of the >>>> field *tiddler-template-caption* >>>> - During the clone which works perfectly the >>>> tiddler-template-caption also gets cloned >>>> - Unfortunately this means the new tiddlers now appear in the list >>>> of tiddler templates >>>> - In the above code *<$action-deletefield >>>> $field=tiddler-template-caption/*> deletes the field from the >>>> template tiddler not the new one. >>>> - How can I delete this field from the new tiddler with the yet to >>>> be determined name? >>>> >>>> I believe I need to use message="tm-new-tiddler" param=<<currentTiddler >>>> >> rather than ActionCreateTiddlerWidget to clone the tiddler, where I >>>> would use the $savetitle. >>>> I want the clone to work regardless of the fields and their content so >>>> I do not want to explicitly create the fields, I just want them to come >>>> from the template tiddler except for *tiddler-template-caption.* >>>> >>>> Note: <$action-setfield $field=template-source >>>> $value=<<currentTiddler>>/> updates the template tiddler before the clone, >>>> this saves the user doing it. >>>> >>>> How can I trigger *<$action-deletefield >>>> $field=tiddler-template-caption/**> on the new tiddler after it is >>>> named/created without an additional "trigger"* >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Tony >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. 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