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quick convert from tab-indented text outline to opml?
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Posted by jimspoon
Nov 4, 2013 at 01:09 AM
I should note that it’s pretty easy in Ecco to import from a plain-text tab-indented outline, and to export to the same format.
1. Make a new notepad just to hold the text you’re going to import.\
2. File > Database > Import. Import the tab-indented text file. Text is imported as parent/child items as indicated by indents in imported text.
3. Work with it in the Ecco Notepad using the usual Ecco outlining tools.
4. File > Database > Export. Export Notepad dialog appears.
5. “All items in Notepad” is already selected.
6. Select Select “Outline Only (tab-indented)” as format to export to.
7. Browse to destination of exported file, enter file name. Click OK twice.
8. Result is plain-text tab-indented outline file.
for people who are used to working with the Ecco outlining tools - this is a good way to work with plain-text tab-indented outlines.
unfortunately as far as I know the Ecco Extension does not provide OPML import/export.
Posted by jimspoon
Nov 4, 2013 at 01:12 AM
it would be nice if there were a file conversion tool just to convert a plain-text tab-indent outline file to OPML format. no need to do the file/open or file/import, followed by file/save as or file/export etc. maybe there is one, but haven’t seen it yet.
Posted by Dr Andus
Nov 4, 2013 at 01:34 AM
jimspoon wrote:
it would be nice if there were a file conversion tool just to convert a
>plain-text tab-indent outline file to OPML format. no need to do the
>file/open or file/import, followed by file/save as or file/export etc.
>maybe there is one, but haven’t seen it yet.
Can pandoc do it?
http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Nov 4, 2013 at 04:23 PM
jimspoon wrote:
>So, it appears that Notecase Pro can do the job, but you have to change
>the file extension first.
Yep, that’s the way it’s done. I should have mentioned this minor inconvenience. Notecase uses extensions to determine the type of file and how to import it.
Posted by jimspoon
Nov 5, 2013 at 05:38 AM
Dr Andus wrote:
jimspoon wrote:
>it would be nice if there were a file conversion tool just to convert a
>>plain-text tab-indent outline file to OPML format. no need to do the
>>file/open or file/import, followed by file/save as or file/export etc.
>>maybe there is one, but haven’t seen it yet.
>
>Can pandoc do it?
>http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/
It might! But I did not succeed. I installed Pandoc and took a stab at a command to convert “test.txt” (my tab-indented outline) to “test.opml” - but I ended up with a 2-byte file. For now I don’t want to take the time to try to figure out how to do it with Pandoc. Big user manual. Also huge executables - three .exe files, each of them at 23MB each. Wow!