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Originally Posted by wombatmaster

I've found that The Journal is able to export the following types of files: txt, rtf, htm, and jnx (its native format) and import txt, rtf, and jnx. It also offers batch import of these file formats as well as synchronizing journal files (i.e. only imported if a newer entry). Batch export is well served also: one can export by date, selected entries or selected categories. The exported data can be in one single file, a file for each category, or a file for each entry - so there's quite a degree of flexibility.

Are you are indeed right. Under "Entries" where I was not expecting it...

Nope, still broken It will export to HTML, but if you try to use '\' as the path separator it hangs the program and when you do give up and use '-' as the path separator so every file will be in the same directory all of the links are broken: They all get exported as: journal:Notebook[SpellsA-B.rtf\Bane] rather than a http: link.

Now I could cope with this using a bit of perl to rewrite the links after I exported it. I could even cope with it with a bit of perl to add new links in automatically. However

• You can not import HTML back into the journal program, only TXT, RTf and Journal files.
• If you move a node from one location in the tree to another loction in the tree it does not update any links pointing to the node... So after you do a move all of the links are broken

Originally Posted by wombatmaster

Like another poster mentioned, I'd love to hear on more tips in using these types of PIMs to manage D&D sessions. I did try using DM Genie for a while (my favourite in the current crop of D&D game managers) but I didn't feel as in control as I'd like (and I missed rolling all those dice!). Johnn Four had a few excellent articles on this subject at www.roleplayingtips.com but I'd love to hear more (I'm greedy, what can i say? )

I shall have a look.

The more I think about it the more I feel the need for an auto linking feature: when a node is displayed it searches for any non linked word(s) that are the same as a node name and then dynamically inserts a link to that node. Just having the name of an NPC in the text would automatically cerate a link to the NPCs node. If you do it dynamically then you can mention the NPC, then create a node for him, then the next time you look at the node that mentioned him there would be a link already there for you.

All of the PIM systems are very limited by how you can move between the nodes. I can do most of what they do just with a series of HTML files in a directory structure.