Updating custom metadata fields

[LeapingLue]

Hi there,
thanks so much for this great contribution that works nearly seamlessly so far.

One thing that I've noticed is that updating the dict for Custom MetaData-Attritbutes does not seem to work.

Assuming I've got a custom meta field called "NameDate" this should work and doest (btw) return the value I set in DevonThink while not returning the new value after adjusting it. Do you have any idea why that is?

from pydt3 import DEVONthink3

dtp3 = DEVONthink3()

inbox = dtp3.inbox

# get selected records
records = dtp3.selected_records

print(records[0].custom_meta_data["mdnamedate"])
records[0].custom_meta_data["mdnamedate"] = "newvaalue"
print(records[0].custom_meta_data["mdnamedate"])

[thekoc]

I'm looking into this

[thekoc]

Hi there, thanks so much for this great contribution that works nearly seamlessly so far.

One thing that I've noticed is that updating the dict for Custom MetaData-Attritbutes does not seem to work.

Assuming I've got a custom meta field called "NameDate" this should work and doest (btw) return the value I set in DevonThink while not returning the new value after adjusting it. Do you have any idea why that is?

from pydt3 import DEVONthink3

dtp3 = DEVONthink3()

inbox = dtp3.inbox

# get selected records
records = dtp3.selected_records

print(records[0].custom_meta_data["mdnamedate"])
records[0].custom_meta_data["mdnamedate"] = "newvaalue"
print(records[0].custom_meta_data["mdnamedate"])

Sorry for the late reply. Can you verify if it is working now?

Remember to run pip install --upgrade pydt3.

Noted that the DEVONthink implementation does not allow you to add new field with spaces by AppleScript, see discussion here:

https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/how-to-modify-a-custom-field-value-using-applescript/64384/10

Also note that sometimes it will automatic prepend the md prefix to your keys.

[LeapingLue]

Yes, it does now work, thanks a lot!

By the way: I do not get why records[0] is not equivalent to the first (or any) of the selected records. In fact it will return a completely different (unselected) entry. Not really an issue but something I've noticed.

[thekoc]

Yes, it does now work, thanks a lot!

By the way: I do not get why records[0] is not equivalent to the first (or any) of the selected records. In fact it will return a completely different (unselected) entry. Not really an issue but something I've noticed.

Yes, it does now work, thanks a lot!

By the way: I do not get why records[0] is not equivalent to the first (or any) of the selected records. In fact it will return a completely different (unselected) entry. Not really an issue but something I've noticed.

Do you have multiple DEVONthink windows opening? It may because it is returning the selected record from the other window. If that's not the case, I'd be really appreciated if you could provide more information in a new issue.