OPML files no longer exploding on import

[Demogorgon]

A few months ago, I was having a grand time exporting outlines from Tinderbox as OPML, and the importing these into DT—where they converted into nested outlines made of groups or plain-text files (which I then converted to groups and tucked, using AppleScript). Just now, I tried to import an OPML file and it remained an OPML after import. I did this via dragging, and then using File > Import.

I asked ChatGPT what the hell is going on, and it told me to use “Import at OPML.” Did that option used to exist? I don’t remember.

Anyway, have other people noticed OPML files remaining intact now?

[chrillek]

Searching for OPML in the forum turns up

Option to stop autoextracting OPML outline files into groups and files?

Can there be an option (or is there one already?) to stop having DT autoexpand OPML files into groups and files? I use OmniOutliner but generally store the files as OPML format for interoperability. Would be nice to be able to treat OPML files the same as any other file. Thanks!

perhaps that helps.

[Demogorgon]

Incredible That’s the ticket! Thanks a billion!

You know, I saw that title and thought, “Too bad it’s the opposite problem. So close, but useless.” And there it was—the answer in reverse:

b2$ defaults write com.devon-technologies.think3 RawOPMLImport -bool FALSE

Thanks again!

[BLUEFROG]

@Demogorgon

I asked ChatGPT what the hell is going on, and it told me to use “Import at OPML.” Did that option used to exist? I don’t remember.

A hallucination.

b2$ defaults write com.devon-technologies.think3 RawOPMLImport -bool FALSE

RawOPMLImport isn’t enabled by default. I just dragged and dropped an OPML file into DEVONthink on Ventura and it converted it into multiple .txt files.

What OS are you running?

[troejgaard]

I would not rely on ChatGPT to tell me anything about DEVONthink. I would just search the forum or the manual.

[Demogorgon]

Yes, my trust of GPT overrode my own memory. It was a mini-Mandela Effect. Until I read the other forum question that I initially cursed as being close-but-useless.

MBP 16”/2021, 16GB
macOS 12.7.6