Add import functionality

[bout]

Hello
I often take notes with notepad in windows and I can not import them into rednotebook to classify or complete.
Is this possible?

thnx

JB

[Jendrik Seipp (jendrikseipp)]

This is currently not possible, sorry. There are plans to add this
functionality though.
Am 11.06.2013 00:55 schrieb "bout" <email address hidden>:

> Public bug reported:
>
> Hello
> I often take notes with notepad in windows and I can not import them into
> rednotebook to classify or complete.
> Is this possible?
>
> thnx
>
> JB
>
> ** Affects: rednotebook
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189666
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> Title:
> no txt import fonction
>
> Status in RedNotebook - A Desktop Journal:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Hello
> I often take notes with notepad in windows and I can not import them
> into rednotebook to classify or complete.
> Is this possible?
>
> thnx
>
> JB
>
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[Alan Hughes (alan-m-hughes)]

Can I echo this - it would be very useful (I use blip journal on android)

[Jendrik Seipp (jendrikseipp)]

As noted in https://answers.launchpad.net/rednotebook/+question/260985 it would be nice to be able to import backups as well.

[Dustin Moorman (dustinmoorman)]

+1 This would be good, at least to support RNB's own backup type.

[Duane Brown (duanebrownns)]

Has this import notes ability been added yet, and I just can't find how?

Anyway I use a method that works quite well, but could be easier. I should somehow just be able to browse my files and import one just like I do with templates.

Here's the text from my file I add to (path-to).rednotebook/templates directory.

(filename) How-to-Import-File-Notes

### reminder on how to import text file
1. Choose a file or create a file you want to import to a rednotebook date
2. Copy or move the file into the templates directory
   (path-to)/.rednotebook/templates/
3. Go to the rednotebook and the specific date
4. In edit mode, place cursor where you want the file notes to go
5. Click templates to dropdown, select add template, select the file

As an example this note is saved in a file named "How-to-Import-File-Notes" and copied into my rednotebook templates directory.

[omendez (mmoa33)]

Thanks @DuaneBrowns,
It is 2019, and still there's no import functionality available -not in v. 2.11-
It'd made life waay easier to keep things flowing.