DEVONthink

Code for various AppleScripts I've written or modified for DEVONthink Pro 3

🔗 Bates Source Link - Citation Generator

Creates Markdown-formatted citations from DEVONthink documents, with deeplinks and Bates number support. Perfect for reviewing administrative records in DEVONthink.

Usage

1. Open document in DEVONthink
2. Select text to quote
3. Run script
4. Paste formatted citation into a Markdown editor

Features

• Copies selected text to clipboard
• Calculates and generates a Bates cite using if filename is compatible (see below), e.g., FWS 134 (if the selected text is on page 3 of a file that is named, e.g., FWS_000131.pdf)
• For non-Bates numbered documents, it generates a standardized cite, e.g., IPCC Report at 5 (if the selected text is on page 5 of a file that is named IPCC Report.pdf)
• Appends Markdown-formatted deeplink to selected text in document to clipboard, using the generated page number (Bates or non-Bates) (see Output Examples below)

Bates-compatible Filenames

The script will parse several different Bates-numbered filenaming conventions, including, for example:

• FWS 000533.pdf
• FWS-000533.pdf
• FWS_000533.pdf
• NMFS 002561-002985.pdf
• BLM 45.pdf
• BLM_45-62.pdf

Use my bates script to quickly rename a batch of PDFs (e.g. a complete administrative record) to be compatible with this script while preserving original names in metadata. Find it here →

Output Examples

"The environmental impact study shows..." [FWS 4326](x-devonthink-item://...)
"The data indicates..." [Report Title at 5](x-devonthink-item://...)

Installation

1. Open Applications/Script Editor.app
2. Paste in the script and save it as Bates Source Link.scpt
3. Open DEVONthink
4. Scripts menu → Open Scripts Folder
5. Copy or move script to Menu subfolder

Assign a Keyboard Shortcut (Recommended)

1.  System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → App Shortcuts
2. Select DEVONthink 3.app and click +
3. Enter exact script name as it appears in the Scripts menu in DEVONthink, i.e., Bates Source Link
4. Assign desired shortcut, such as:
   • ⌥ + C (Option C)
   • ⇧ ⌥ + C (Option Shift C)

Requirements

• macOS
• Perl (for URL encoding)
• DEVONthink Pro