Complete Custom fields from Markdown Metadata

[dissander]

Hello,
I have a several Markdown files with custom meta data (from previous software). I have now added custom fields to DevonThink. Is there a script I could use to populate those custom fields from the MarkDown files please?

Thank you.
Much appreciated.

[chrillek]

Like this?

Any success moving from Joplin?

That at least can be scripted. See below Same That doesn’t work, as explained in the documentation: Linking: You can reference local images, scripts, and other resources using item links, downward-relative (traveling subgroups; it’s not possible to travel up with ‘..’ as documents can have multiple parents) or absolute (start with a forward slash) paths. Script to move some front matter stuff into DT metadata This JavaScript script works on the current selection. Modification to make i…

[dissander]

Thank you @chrillek . I managed to work out created, updated and Tags, but I was not able to get a meta data called “revision” from MD to DT. What do I need to add to the script please?
Thank you

[chrillek]

@dissander

but I was not able to get a meta data called “revision” from MD to DT

This has been discussed here:

Very Basic JXA Question

I am playing with some ideas to expand my use of JXA for scripting. The very brief script below is intended simply to explore how I can assign names and other metadata to a file in DT3. I was hoping this example would reassign the filename of the first item in the list of selected items. Script Editor gives me “Error -2700 Script Error.” Keyboard Maestro give the error that I am assigning to the incorrect type. What am I missing? const app=Application("DEVONthink 3"); const names = app.…

Note that you have to use mdrevision as key if you directly access the customMetaData array. If you use addCustomMetaData() (the method), use revision.

[dissander]

@chrillek

Note that you have to use mdrevision as key if you directly access the customMetaData array. If you use addCustomMetaData() (the method), use revision.

Sorry, I still don’t get it.