Hey there, has anyone used the org-capture template expansion “%(EXP)” ( Template expansion (The Org Manual) ) and made it work during node creation in org-roam? Here’s a minimal example of what I am trying to achieve: (use-package org-roam :custom (org-roam-directory "~/org/roam/") (o…

This worked marvelously! Thank you very much! (defun insert-node-as-str () "Call org-roam-node-insert and return a string." (with-temp-buffer (org-roam-node-insert) (buffer-string))) Just add “%(insert-node-as-str)” to the capture template.

Using org-capture template expansion "%(EXP)" in org-roam

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nobiot October 3, 2023, 4:53pm 2

I think this answers your question: Capture template from file but only for new entries - #9 by nobiot

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Using org-capture template expansion "%(EXP)" in org-roam

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