What I’m trying to do
Hi all,
I am new to Obsidian, so pardon me if this problem sounds silly. I want to use Zotero and Citations to keep an organized note for the research articles I read. I use this template to define the properties of a newly created reference note file using the citation plugin:
---
title: {{title}}
authors: {{authorString}}
year: {{year}}
status: unread
---
**Abstract**: {{abstract}}
## Notes
However, I have files with a : in their names such as the one below.
title: Quantum Thermodynamics: A Dynamical Viewpoint
authors: Ronnie Kosloff
year: 2013
status: unread
---
**Abstract**: Quantum thermodynamics addresses the emergence of thermodynamic laws from quantum mechanics. The viewpoint advocated is based on the intimate connection of quantum thermodynamics with the theory of open quantum systems. Quantum mechanics inserts dynamics into thermodynamics, giving a sound foundation to finite-time-thermodynamics. The emergence of the 0-law, I-law, II-law and III-law of thermodynamics from quantum considerations is presented. The emphasis is on consistency between the two theories, which address the same subject from different foundations. We claim that inconsistency is the result of faulty analysis, pointing to flaws in approximations.
## Notes
These files give me an error as follows:
YAMLParseError: Nested mappings are not allowed in compact mappings at line 2, column 8:
title: Quantum thermodynamics: A dynamical viewpoint
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Can someone please help me by suggesting a workaround to this error that I encounter? I have several articles that have a : in them, and I can’t rename all of them and thus prevent this nested mapping error. I need a way to automatically change the titles with : in such a way that the properties are generated without any issues, or keep the : and read the title in a way that avoids this error.
Thank you in advance for giving your time to help me out!