Per forum instructions...original post resolved/updated.

On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 7:43:54 AM UTC+9, [email protected] wrote:
>
> [ 2019 03 23 UPDATE]
>
> I have found a macro tidexist that I can use to test to see if the 
> original tiddler exists, and if not suggest entering a new name instead.
>
> This approach renders the original question moot. The final result is 
> posted at very bottom for future reference.
> --
> [ORIGINAL POST]
>
> I am creating a button that will create a tiddler and a bunch of tiddlers 
> tagged with the name of that tiddler and whose name are the name of the 
> tiddler with various words appended. 
>
> for example, "Tiddler one" and "Tiddler one - Category one" , with tag: 
> "Tiddler one"
>
> The problem I have is that in this line
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} 
> tags="Workshop createdByButton" 
> text={{$:/plugins/reidgould/dpbd/templates/view/Board}} focus=yes /
>
> I create the tiddler, but if a tiddler with that name, Say "Tiddler One" 
> exists, the actual name of the tiddler with not be 'Tiddler One' but 
> 'Tiddler One 1" (or 2 or 3, if prior ones exist...). This is alright as far 
> as it stands, but now the tags, which are based on  
> "{{$:/state/new-button-caption}}" 
> will not have the additional number, will all be to the original tiddler, 
> not the newly created tiddler. 
>
> I also had ot use the strange tagme tagx scheme in order to get tiddler 
> names with spaces into the tag, otherwise the name became several tags (for 
> example, if I used "tags={{$:/state/new-button-caption}}" directly). 
> There may be a better way to do this???
>
> Is there any way to fix this? I think I have to update
> <$set name=tagx value={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} >
> somehow...but how to identify the correct value, i.e. the exact name of 
> the tiddler I just created?
>
> P.S. I cribbed most of the code from other places, and it is well likely 
> that there is a better approach for this or other aspects of it...Thanks in 
> advance.
>
> [OLD CODE, see below for corrected]
> \define songs() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Songs
> \define games() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Games
> \define art() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Art
> \define intro() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Intro
> \define books() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Books
> \define tagme() [[$(tagx)$]]
> \define concat(text,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) $text$
> \define myTags(title) <<concat "'{{$:/state/new-button-caption}}'" >>
> ---
> <<concat "' {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} '" >>
> ---
> <<myTags {{$:/state/new-button-caption}}>>
> ---
>
> <$set name=tagx value={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} >
>
>  Title: <$edit-text tiddler="$:/state/new-button-caption" tag="input" 
> default=""/>
> <br>
> Button below will create a Workshop with the following names and tags:<br>
>
> * {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} tags: Workshop, createdByButton 
> * <<songs>> TAGS: "<<tagx>>"
> * <<games>> TAGS:  "<<tagx>>"
> * <<art>> TAGS:  "<<tagx>>"
> * <<intro>> TAGS:  "<<tagx>>"
> * <<books>> TAGS:  "<<tagx>>"
>
>
> ----
> <<tagme>>
> --------
>
> <$wikify name="songs" text=<<songs>> >
> <$wikify name="games" text=<<games>> >
> <$wikify name="art" text=<<art>> >
> <$wikify name="intro" text=<<intro>> >
> <$wikify name="books" text=<<books>> >
> <$button>
>
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} 
> tags="Workshop createdByButton" 
> text={{$:/plugins/reidgould/dpbd/templates/view/Board}} focus=yes />
>
>
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<songs>> tags=<<tagme>> text="Homemade 
> Button" focus=yes />
> New Tiddler
> </$button>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
>
> </$set>
>
>
>
> [UPDATED CODE as mentioned in preamble]
> \define songs() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Songs
> \define games() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Games
> \define art() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Art
> \define intro() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Intro
> \define books() {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} - Books
> \define tagme() [[$(tagx)$]]
> \define nontidexist(tiddler)
> <br>
>
> * Workshop <span class="tagme"> <<tagme>> </span>  does NOT exist. You are 
> GOOD TO GO, Houston!
> <br><br>
> <hr>
>
> This &nbsp;
> <$wikify name="songs" text=<<songs>> >
> <$wikify name="games" text=<<games>> >
> <$wikify name="art" text=<<art>> >
> <$wikify name="intro" text=<<intro>> >
> <$wikify name="books" text=<<books>> >
> <$button>
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} 
> tags="Workshop createdByButton Board" 
> text={{$:/plugins/reidgould/dpbd/templates/view/Board}} focus=yes />
>
> <$set name=tagx value={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} >
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<songs>> tags=<<tagme>> text="Homemade 
> Button" focus=yes />
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<games>> tags=<<tagme>> text="Homemade 
> Button" focus=yes />
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<art>> tags=<<tagme>> text="Homemade 
> Button" focus=yes />
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<intro>> tags=<<tagme>> text="Homemade 
> Button" focus=yes />
> <$action-createtiddler $basetitle=<<books>> tags=<<tagme>> text="Homemade 
> Button" focus=yes />
> </$set>
> <<tagx>>
> </$button>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
> </$wikify>
>
> &nbsp; button will create a Workshop with the following names and tags:<br>
> <br>
> * {{$:/state/new-button-caption}} TAGS: <<tag Workshop>> <<tag 
> createdByButton>> <<tag Board>>
> <br><br>
> * <<songs>> TAGS: {{$(tagx)$||$:/core/ui/TagTemplate}}<br>
> <br>
> * <<games>> TAGS: {{$(tagx)$||$:/core/ui/TagTemplate}}<br>
> <br>
> * <<art>> TAGS: {{$(tagx)$||$:/core/ui/TagTemplate}}<br>
> <br>
> * <<intro>> TAGS: {{$(tagx)$||$:/core/ui/TagTemplate}}<br>
> <br>
> * <<books>> TAGS: {{$(tagx)$||$:/core/ui/TagTemplate}}<br>
> <hr>
>
> \end
> \define tidexist(tiddler)
> <$vars tiddler="""$tiddler$""">
> <$list filter="[title[$tiddler$]] +[has[title]]" 
> emptyMessage=<<nontidexist """$tiddler$""">>>
> <br>
> <span class=tagme><<tagme>></span> EXISTS. Overwriting existing tiddler 
> prohibited. Enter new name or click to edit<span class=tagme> [[existing 
> tiddler|$tiddler$]]</span>.
> <br><br>
> </$list>
> </$vars>
> \end
> <style>
> #createAWorkshop  input:not([type]), .tagme  a.tc-tiddlylink {
> color: red;
> font-family: Arial, non-serif;
> font-size:1.2em;
> font-weight: 600;
> width: 80%;
> }
> #createAWorkshop  input:not([type]) {
> position:relative;
> left: 5%;
> }
> </style>
>
> <div id="createAWorkshop" style="background: lightblue; color:maroon; 
> padding:10px;">
>
> !!!__Create a Workshop__
> <$edit-text tiddler="$:/state/new-button-caption" tag=input default="" 
> size=35 placeholder=<<now "YYYY 0MM 0DD Workshop" >>  />  
> <$set name=tagx value={{$:/state/new-button-caption}} >
> <$reveal text=<<tagx>> type="match" default=""  >
>  (enter the date/name of the workshop)
> </$reveal>
> <$reveal text=<<tagx>> type="nomatch" default=""  >
> <br>
> <<tidexist $(tagx)$ >>
> </$reveal>
>
>
>
> <!-- <pre><$view /></pre> -->
>
>
>
>
>

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