URL scheme with createHTML

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I’ve encountered what appear to be two bugs–I could be doing it wrong!–with the createHTML command for the DTTG URL scheme:

  1. The scheme tries to create a bookmark rather than an HTML document.
  2. The scheme appears to ignore the destination parameter.

x-devonthink://createHTML?source=&title=&location=&destination=

My use case is adding the Merriam-Webster word of the day directly to a vocabulary group in my Reference database.

Am I doing something wrong? Or are there bugs in the URL scheme?

Thanks!

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Where did you see info on this urlScheme?

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I found the info on the URL scheme in the appendix to the help for DTTG 2.0.8.

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the URL scheme using the “createHTML” method works correctly (with all parameters) in DEVONthink on the desktop – the file is created with the proper content and destination. I don’t believe we can create HTML documents directly in DTTG2, though, which is probably why “createHTML” fails on that platform. I wouldn’t call that a bug – unless errors in documentation are bugs.

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@korm

A bug is often defined as an “incorrect or unexpected behavior”. As a user, my expectations of the program’s behavior are formed largely by the documentation. I don’t think it’s unfair or inaccurate to call this a bug in DTTG2, since the program’s behavior is other than as documented.

Thank you for testing the URL scheme on macOS.

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Currently, the HTML scheme creates a bookmark, indeed. The whole URL scheme behavior will change in a future version of DTTG and include also the ability to directly create HTML records.

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That’s good to know. Thanks!