Import multiple notes from delimited file?

[Lee]

I have hundreds of "notes" from Info Select that I want to import into
OneNote. Most are just plain text and can be exported to standard formats.
I would like each note to be a separate page in OneNote.


These notes can be exported from Info Select in a variety of formats: rtf,
or text, with any delimiter, etc. How can I import this data into OneNote
pages?

 

[Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath]]

I have hundreds of "notes" from Info Select that I want to import into
OneNote. Most are just plain text and can be exported to standard formats.
I would like each note to be a separate page in OneNote.


These notes can be exported from Info Select in a variety of formats: rtf,
or text, with any delimiter, etc. How can I import this data into OneNote
pages?

Lee,

As far as I am aware the only answer to your question is "slowly and
laboriously". I am not aware of any automatic import "toy".

It's possible that someone may know of a utility to do what you want
automatically.

I would suggest that you give some thought to how to structure the
folders and sections. Without knowing how your existing information is
structured it's difficult to give any specific advice.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

 

[Lee]

Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath] wrote on 22 Sep 2004:

Lee,

As far as I am aware the only answer to your question is "slowly and
laboriously". I am not aware of any automatic import "toy".

It's possible that someone may know of a utility to do what you want
automatically.

I would suggest that you give some thought to how to structure the
folders and sections. Without knowing how your existing information is
structured it's difficult to give any specific advice.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

Thanks. Maybe a clipboard utility would help migrate... need to find one
that will import delimited data first...

Regarding your structure comment... The beauty of my existing tool, Info
Select, is that it doesn't require any structure. My data is all snipets
of knowledge. Stuff I can't remember but need to look up occasionally.

When I want to find something in my knowledgebase, I hit search and Info
Select "finds-as-I-type," showing how many hits it found, as I type...

I could organize this data into a structure, but why? To make searching
easier? If, in OneNote, searching is more difficult than this, maybe its
not for me. Right now, if I'm looking for router configurations, I type
in "router" and see that there are 10 hits. I view the topic names and
click the one I need. Hopefully OneNote can search in a similar manner.

Not that I couldn't benefit from more heirchy, maybe, but can that be
done later, after getting all my records into OneNote?

 

[Chris_Pratley \(MS\)]

Yes, OneNote allows full text search over some or all of your notebook,
providing hits and easy preview of each page as you browse. Take a look at
the product overview to learn more:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX010858031033.aspx

It also allows you to have a more traditional organization for people who
like to put things in their proper place, but you do not have to do this.

Chris Pratley (MS)
OneNote design team

Andrew Watt [MVP - InfoPath] wrote on 22 Sep 2004:

Lee,

As far as I am aware the only answer to your question is "slowly and
laboriously". I am not aware of any automatic import "toy".

It's possible that someone may know of a utility to do what you want
automatically.

I would suggest that you give some thought to how to structure the
folders and sections. Without knowing how your existing information is
structured it's difficult to give any specific advice.

Andrew Watt
MVP - InfoPath

Thanks. Maybe a clipboard utility would help migrate... need to find one
that will import delimited data first...

Regarding your structure comment... The beauty of my existing tool, Info
Select, is that it doesn't require any structure. My data is all snipets
of knowledge. Stuff I can't remember but need to look up occasionally.

When I want to find something in my knowledgebase, I hit search and Info
Select "finds-as-I-type," showing how many hits it found, as I type...

I could organize this data into a structure, but why? To make searching
easier? If, in OneNote, searching is more difficult than this, maybe its
not for me. Right now, if I'm looking for router configurations, I type
in "router" and see that there are 10 hits. I view the topic names and
click the one I need. Hopefully OneNote can search in a similar manner.

Not that I couldn't benefit from more heirchy, maybe, but can that be
done later, after getting all my records into OneNote?