# Org-roam capture templates function to move to point in file **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [September 27, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-capture-templates-function-to-move-to-point-in-file/2784 "2022-09-27T21:53:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dlucas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@Dlucas](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Dlucas)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-capture-templates-function-to-move-to-point-in-file/2784/1 "2022-09-27T21:53:26Z")
I am attempting to use the org-roam dailies capture templates to insert entries underneath a headline specified by the an org-roam-dailies-capture-templates key. I was hoping to get it to look something like this: ```auto * 2022-09-25 Sunday ** logs *** 20:00 Log Entry 01 This is a log entry *** 23:00 Log Entry 02 This is also a log entry ** reflections *** 22:00 Reflection Entry 01 This is a reflection entry *** 23:30 Reflection Entry 02 This is also a reflection entry ``` So I tried to do this the way I would with `org-capture-templates`, by using a custom function with the `:target` property to move point to the respective headline and then insert my entry. However, it seems that `org-roam-capture-templates` and `org-roam-dailies-capture-templates` don’t accept the same arguments as regular `org-capture-templates`. In particular, custom functions to move the point within the file are not supported as far as I can tell. A sample of the code that I hoped would achieve my purpose is ```lisp org-roam-dailies-capture-templates ("l" "log entry" entry "* %<%H:%M>\n%?" :target (file+function "%(expand-file-name "%<%Y-%m>.org" org-roam-dailies-directory" (function organum-capture-journal-target-heading)) :journal-type "logs") ``` and the untested function to move to the heading is ```lisp (defun organum-capture-journal-target-heading () "Return a file target for a journal capture." (let ((date-heading (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d %A")) (journal-heading (org-capture-get :journal-type))) (goto-char (point-min)) (if (re-search-forward (format org-complex-heading-regexp-format (regexp-quote date-heading)) nil t) (beginning-of-line) (goto-char (point-max)) (unless (bolp) (insert "\n")) (insert "* " date-heading "\n") (beginning-of-line 0)) (if (re-search-forward (format org-complex-heading-regexp-format (regexp-quote journal-heading)) nil t) (beginning-of-line) (goto-char (point-max)) (unless (bolp) (insert "\n")) (insert "* " journal-heading "\n") (beginning-of-line 0)))) ``` i am not sure the above function works, but it hopefully captures the idea of what I am attempting to do. Is there any way for me to achieve this with org-roam’s capture templating system? ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-capture-templates-function-to-move-to-point-in-file/2784/2 "2022-09-28T19:06:49Z")
How about something simpler? ```auto (setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates '(("l" "Logs" plain "" :target (file+head+olp "%<%Y-%m>.org" "" ("%<%Y-%m-%d %A>" "logs" "%<%H:%M> log entry")) :empty-lines-after 2) ("r" "Reflections" plain "" :target (file+head+olp "%<%Y-%m>.org" "" ("%<%Y-%m-%d %A>" "reflections" "%<%H:%M> reflection entry")) :empty-lines-after 2))) ``` The result is something like this image below. I believe it covers most of your requirements. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/orgroam/original/2X/0/071fbc45510c1bc5aac0d9e13d52db6d4b872223.png) I didn’t understand exactly what you wish to do in some details from the code. Here are some main assumptions I made and consequences of the approach. I trust that you can adjust the code above to your exact requirements. I don’t use Org-roam-dailies so I’m sure I have missed some important aspects for you. - I take it that you would like “monthlies” This means one file per month and you want just one node (Org-ID per file). No headline nodes. I chose the `plain` option instead of `entry`. I believe that `entry` would result in creating a node for the headline of each day. - You would need to manually control the sequence of logs and reflections There are two keys for selections `l` for `Logs` and `r` for `Reflections`. You can use `r` before `l`. If the sequence is very important for you, you would need to ensure to create logs first, or manually exchange the sequence (easy to do with Org) - You may need to experiment with the `:empty-lines-after` property to get the spaces right for you I was not sure how important it is for you to get the blank spaces after each entry. You might need to get used to how the property works – I don’t fully understand it - You have number sequence like “Log Entry 01, Log Entry 02, etc.” I disregarded it – I don’t know how to achieve this with the template. If it is important, I guess you could use some function with `%(sexp)` – as documented in `org-roam-capture-templates`. ---
**Author:** ![Dlucas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@Dlucas](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Dlucas)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-capture-templates-function-to-move-to-point-in-file/2784/3 "2022-10-01T21:56:38Z")
Sorry for the delay in responding, this achieves what I was looking for very well! The olp section of the target field was the key here. Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-capture-templates-function-to-move-to-point-in-file/2784/4 "2022-10-02T07:16:52Z")
Thank you for coming back and confirming