Can we target files on local computer that are not in our vault?

[GitMurf]

I'm trying to target a PDF like Obsidian does with linking to local files on your computer that are outside your vault with file://... do you see this as a possibility down the road? Or do you think we will have to have PDFs copied into our vault?

annotation-target: file:///C:%5CUsers%5CShawnMurphy%5COneDrive%5C1_Docs%5CResources%5CISVs%5CMSFT%5CSQL%20Server%5CSQL%20Server%202019%20Licensing%20guide.pdf

[elias-sundqvist]

I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be possible. I can probably add support for file:// urls the next release.

[GitMurf]

Wow thanks! @elias-sundqvist you are awesome!! This is seriously cool!

[elias-sundqvist]

file: protocol support is now part of the new release.
I have not tested it very much though, so there could be bugs.

[wenlzhang]

Is it also possible to support targeting files stored in DEVONthink databases? It would look something like this: x-devonthink-item://123...

[elias-sundqvist]

Is it also possible to support targeting files stored in DEVONthink databases? It would look something like this: x-devonthink-item://123...

I don't have a mac, so it would be pretty difficult for me to develop and test. But I'd happily accept a pull request in case someone else wants to add support.

[GitMurf]

@wenlzhang Doesn’t Devon think just have things stored on your local machine anyways? So can’t you just add the file location of the pdf that Devon think stores? It has to sit somewhere locally regardless of whether you use devonthink or not.

[elias-sundqvist]

I'll close this issue since the task has been completed, but feel free to open a new issue regarding DEVONthink.

[wenlzhang]

Doesn’t Devon think just have things stored on your local machine anyways?

@GitMurf Thanks for the suggestion. It's true that one can get an ordinary path of files stored in DEVONthink databases. However, getting the DEVONthink item address would provide a few advantages that I would like to take advange to:

• DEVONthink can show if a file is referenced in another note stored in one of its databases.
• If the file is moved to another folder within the DEVONthink database, the link would not break.

Therefore, it would be great to be able to insert a DEVONthink item link directly, instead of an ordinary file path/address.

Here is the new issue: #23

[GitMurf]

file: protocol support is now part of the new release. I have not tested it very much though, so there could be bugs.

@elias-sundqvist FYI I tested the local files outside obsidian vault and it works beautifully! Thank you!

[BarbisanLuca]

Very useful feature! Is it possible to use also relative paths instead of absolute paths?