Re: Export each top level heading to separate file

[Ista Zahn <istazahn@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Alan L Tyree <alantyree@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 05/01/14 09:45, Charles Millar wrote:
>>
>> Ista and all,
>>
>> On 1/4/2014 5:29 PM, Ista Zahn wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a way to export each top-level heading to a separate
>>> markdown file. Ideally I would like to have the exported files named
>>> according to the heading. For example I would like this org file
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------
>>> * Section one
>>> Section one text
>>> * Section two
>>> ** Section two a
>>> Section two text
>>> * Section three
>>> Section three text
>>> -----------------------------------
>>>
>>> To generate three files:
>>>
>>> --- Section one.md ---
>>> Section one text
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------
>>>
>>> --- Section two.md---
>>> ## Section two a
>>>
>>> Section two text
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------
>>>
>>> --- Section three.md -
>>> # Section three
>>>
>>> Section three text
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------
>>>
>>> I suspect that the publishing framework might support this, but I've
>>> thus far avoided it because it looks pretty complicated to set up.
>>> Before I dive in I'd like to know if the publishing framework is the
>>> correct place to look for this functionality or if there is an easier
>>> way to do it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I have a similar question regarding LaTeX export. How to export a heading
>> (any heading, regardless of level) within a file to heading.tex instead of
>> file.tex? So far the only solution I have cobbled together is to C-x C-f
>> 'file.tex" and then C-x C-w "heading.tex" .  I then typeset heading.tex
>> using TeXworks. Perhaps I should note that my exported heading is tagged so
>> that the heading is ignored.
>>
>> Charlie Millar
>>
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> Use properties to set the export file name -- example:
>   :PROPERTIES:
>   :EXPORT_TITLE: Internet banking fraud
>   :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: internet-fraud
>   :EXPORT_AUTHOR: Alan L Tyree
>   :Citation: (2011) 22 JBFLP 214
>   :EXPORT_OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil
>   :END:

Thanks, gets me half the way there. Setting properties as you
described and exporting each sub-tree works properly. Now how can I do
this for all the top-level headings in a file?

Best,
Ista

>
> If I understood your question properly.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
>
>
>
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