Tinderbox Meetup Sunday 10 September Video: Access External Files with Watch Folders and Action Code
| Level | Intermediate |
| Published Date | 9/10/23 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Type | Meetup |
| Tags | 5Cs, 5Cs Learning and Knowledge Management, Action Code, Collect Function, External Files, Substr Operator, Trim Operator |
| Video Length | 01:58:41 |
| Video URL | https://youtu.be/AvyqU3TLtXE |
| Example File | TBD |
| TBX Version | 9.6 |
| Instructor | Michael Becker |
In this Tinderbox meetup, we had an open session consisting of an incredibly insightful exchange of ideas.
Topics
- @webline (aka Detlef) shared his method of using action code and watch folders so that he scan synchronize external TBX functions he is written across Tinderbox files. Becker is going to try to make this work for stamps and templates. @webline (aka Detlef) will share a demo file with us on the forum.
- @satikusala reviewed methods for collecting children and the benefits of collecting $IDString vs specific attributes. We also discussed how Tinderbox will escape collected notes that have special characters in them, and how the .trim() and .sustr() can be used to transform the output. See About String.trim function .
- @mwra reviewed his visit to the 2023 Hypertext conference and his ongoing ACM HT citations mapping research .
References
- Frost and Fire Paperback
- Dr. Dene Grigar, Electronic Literature Lab, contains 61 vintage Macintosh computers and PCs, dating back from 1977 and a library of 200 electronic literary works. It is used for the advanced inquiry into curating, preserving, and the production of born digital literary works. It is one of four media archaeology labs in the U.S. that allow scholars access to obsolete digital works on appropriate computer equipment and the only lab experimenting with the preservation of literary apps.
- A BBEdit Codeless Language Module for Tinderbox Action Code
- DevUtils
- Obsidian launches “properties”
- aTbRef … Watched folders
- aTbRef Watched Groups , this is essentially the folders method but looking into DEVONthink. This is another case where indie devs help us as both apps invariably need changes to make these thing as happen.
- Tot note-taking application
- About String.trim function
- [EasyDataTransform]
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