IdeaGenr8r 0 Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 In my search results, I want to filter only for notes that I created manually by clicking the New Note button in an Evernote app. I wish to filter out notes which were created by a web clipper or sent to EN by a Share button in some other app. This way, I can readily find my own content. I have started tagging my original content, but I've got many notes that are already created to find. My first inclination is to find notes with no URL, but I do not find a way to search in URL (am I missing it?) Suggestions? Thanks!
Level 5* DTLow 5,749 Posted January 18, 2017 Level 5* Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, IdeaGenr8r said: In my search results, I want to filter only for notes that I created manually Evernote has a search feature - documented at https://dev.evernote.com/doc/articles/search_grammar.php I think you may be able to use the source argument as in -source:web.clip
IdeaGenr8r 0 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Posted January 18, 2017 Thank you @DTLow! That does a pretty good job. Somehow, there are still some web-clipped notes in those results (~31%). They have a URL. Not sure why the source isn't web.clip. Is there any way to see (or modify) the source metadata from a user interface? Or manually through the filesystem?
Level 5* DTLow 5,749 Posted January 18, 2017 Level 5* Posted January 18, 2017 15 minutes ago, IdeaGenr8r said: Is there any way to see (or modify) the source metadata from a user interface? Or manually through the filesystem? You didn't indicate your platform - I'm having great success using Applescript on my Mac The metadata is stored in a database. On my Mac, its a separate file that I can access using SQL The master copy is stored on the Evernote servers, so I have to make sure any changes are synced
IdeaGenr8r 0 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Posted January 18, 2017 I'm on a Mac and experienced with SQL. Thanks! -scout
Level 5* DTLow 5,749 Posted January 18, 2017 Level 5* Posted January 18, 2017 8 minutes ago, IdeaGenr8r said: I'm on a Mac and experienced with SQL. Good start Be aware of the risks involved. On the plus side, you're playing with a copy of the data and can download a replacement from the master version on the servers Evernote has an entire scripting interface on the Mac platform that you can access with Applescript The metadata data is stored in a database. These are the location instructions To locate the database On My Mac, I click on About Evernote, and press the option key A link to the database appears The actual database is stored in file LocalNoteStore.sqlite This contains reference tables, for example ZENNOTE contains the meta-data for each note (notebook, created date etc) An example of software to access this database is http://sqlitebrowser.org
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