Selecting multiple files with Shortcuts

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Hello again,
As we can’t use DTTG with other apps such as iA Writer, I wanted to create a shortcut to get all the files from a DTTG folder and copy them into a local folder (to be used by iA Writer).

But it is impossible to get all the files from a folder: the shortcut Get the items of group only creates a list of the items (one empty file named as the original document per document).

So it would be very practical to be able to select multiple files in Shortcuts! I really want to be able to use DTTG with other apps.

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iAWriter supports the File Provider mechanism in iOS, so yes you can open files in DEVONthink To Go with it, make edits, and see those changes in our app.

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Yes I know, but it works with files individually. Not when you add images for instance.

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What do you mean by “adding images”? MD supports links to images, as does iAWriter and Drafts.

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I mean links to local images (for instance on the same folder). When you open a Markdown file from DTTG in iA Writer, only the current file is loaded on iA Writer, not the linked images (or other files from the folder).

That’s why I suggested to be able to add a Shortcut: to be able to quickly import a full folder from DTTG to another app (for me iA Writer but it should be useful for other apps).

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How does iA Writer “load” images otherwise?

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From the current folder… if not external.