how to prevent file extensions on imported files

[HenningS 0]

Hi,

My english lessons are long ago. I'll try anyway.

I often import well named *.pdf files to become new notes.
I woult wish to create a note automatically named "example_blabla_Year" from a file named "example_blabla_Year.pdf" by drag the file into the import folder.
Do you see a solution?

Tanks

Henning

[gazumped 11,666]

Hi.  If you are using Windows,  then Import Folders work exactly as you have described.  A PDF file dropped into the folder will generate a note with the same name.

How to create import folders in Evernote for Windows

[Dave-in-Decatur 3,959]

But, as @HenningS indicated, the name of the note includes .PDF at the end, which is a bit annoying. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any way to avoid this.

[jefito 5,589]

In WIndows (youdidn't say what Evernote application you are using) , you can probably figure out a way to do this with ENScript, as far as I can tell (I haven't tried it):

c:\BIN>"c:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Evernote\ENScript.exe" createnote /?

Usage: ENScript createNote [options]

Options:

  /s file - file containing the plain text note contents. If omitted, note contents are read from standard input.
  /n notebook - notebook to create the note in. If does not exist, lazy create. If omitted, use default notebook.
  /b notebook - business notebook to create the note in. If does not exist, lazy create.
  /i title - specifies note title. If omitted, note title will be generated automatically.
  /t tag - specifies note tag. If tag does not exist, lazy create it. Use multiple /t options to specify multiple tags.
  /a filename - specifies file attachment. Use multiple /a options or file masks to specify multiple file attachments.
  /c dttm - note creation date/time. { "YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss" | filetime }. If omitted, use current time.
  /u username - user name if not the same as database file name.
  /p password - user password to confirm Evernote service access.
  /d database - database file name if user name is not specified.

If both database file name and user name are not specified, last login name is used and
if there is none, USERNAME environment variable value is used as a user name.

Relevant pieces (title and attachment filename) picked out in red. You also need to work out how to stop Evernote from reading input from standard input as that's how it reads note content (should be able to redirect standard input from a text file containing a carriage return). You might be able to set this up as a Windows shortcut that you can drag and drop into as well. Again, I haven't tried it.

Seems like a lot of work to go through for what seems to be a relatively minor annoyance, but if you can automate it, then that's probably a win there.

 

[gazumped 11,666]

Sorry - didn't realise the extension was the issue.  As well as the option suggested by @jefito I use third party app Filterize to tag and move new notes to different notebooks depending on their content or title. Don't know whether it would be possible to use it as a glorified spell check to simply remove ".PDF" if it appears in a new note title,  but it might be worth looking at.

Edit:  Turns out it will replace parts of the title. (https://filterize.net/doc/actions/)

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