#59

Can I ask why you’re sharing this video here? None of the 4 methods shared in the video have anything to do with the tool that this thread is for. Moreover, the 1st method is an excruciatingly slow and vastly inferior version of this tool, as are the other methods as well.

#60

I apologize, I didn’t read the rules of this forum. Thought this thread was a compilation of ways to import from OneNote. Under “Import data” in the “Import from OneNote” section of the Obsidian Help, there is a link to this forum thread - that’s why I wrote this post.

  1. Can I leave a link to another thread, or should I delete the post entirely?

  2. When I run the ConvertOneNote2MarkDown-v2.ps1 script I just have the notepad with your script inside open for editing instead of executing. Would you please tell me, what could be the problem? Thank you!

#61

Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound harsh. I know you were just trying to be helpful. I see no problem with leaving the link to the other thread.

To use the tool, you will need to open PowerShell, navigate to where you have the script saved, and then execute it from there. If you follow the instructions in the Github page, it should be able to guide you through the process for using this tool. If you have any problems with it, please describe the issue here or there and I will try to clarify what needs to be done.

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#62

Here’s what I do and in what folder and what I get. Can you please tell me what the problem could be?

3850 %pn 16.04
3850 %pn 16.04687×533 554 KB

#63

The instructions say the following:

  1. open a PowerShell terminal and navigate to the folder containing the script and run it.'.\ConvertOneNote2MarkDown-v2.ps1'
  • if you receive an error, try running this line to bypass security: “Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process”
  • if you still have trouble, try running both Onenote and Powershell as an administrator.

Give that a try and let me know how it goes.

#64

“Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process”
gives this result:

" “Set-ExecutionPolicy” is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file "

I tried to install chocolatey.org - failed because of the same problem.
Tried to solve this problem - still no luck.

I think something is cut or disabled in my Windows.
Also, I’m thinking of reinstalling Windows,
because there is nothing I can do about the problem.

#65

Have you tried running the script without that line “Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process”?

Also, did you include the quotation marks or no? You shouldn’t. It should just be like this.

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process

Have you tried running both Onenote and Powershell in both normal and Administrator mode?

#66

Yes, I tried that.
I didn’t put quotation marks.

#67

Not sure what to suggest. The internet says that that error comes from not running PowerShell in administrator/elevated mode. Hope you can figure it out.

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#68

How much time did you require on this step?
Approximately…

YWTQNVrV5r|300
YWTQNVrV5r|300729×405 62.8 KB

I have not been able to get past it.

#69

I don’t even know what this is… When/where do you see this screen?

#70

Problem about image preview after batch conversion
Source code “show image.md”
![](..\p\1.png){width="2.25in" height="1.7291666666666667in"}
preview

preview, compare obsidian 0.11.13 and typora 0.10.4
preview, compare obsidian 0.11.13 and typora 0.10.41380×472 132 KB

Obsidian doesn’t show picture., How to solve it?

#71

If it is showing up in Typora when you view the same files, then it isn’t a problem with this export tool and you’ll have to figure out what’s not working with Obsidian. I’d suggest you try changing the link format around until you get it working - perhaps something is off with the relative folder reference

#72

It has just been brought to my attention that the script was creating broken links for images. As it turns out, Pandoc changed their code back in Oct 2020 and it seems no one has noticed this/reported it to me since then.

So, it is worth double checking your files. If there are problems, then it would be worth re-exporting/converting everything with the new script…

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#73

Hey @KD21 thanks a lot for writing this up! Does this method convert tables?

#74

Any news on why the GitHub repository is now read-only? Has anybody carried this on?

#75

I didn’t follow the whole thread, but I just exported 10+ years of OneNote successfully to Obsidian, and I just love it!

I used two Python script for that, one that exports all notebooks and it’s section groups to HTML, and the second one to convert HTML to Markdown.

See the scripts and a short description on my blog: How to Take Notes in 2021? |

Let me know if you have questions!

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#76

@HammyHavoc Sorry, I’ve now updated the link. New, actual, developers took it over and have made considerable improvements to it.

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#77

Just wanted to share a nifty workflow my friend found. I’ve given up on trying to port my entire OneNote notebooks because the organisation isn’t great and I use a Mac so the powershell script workaround doesn’t work.
Using TextSniper, I’ve found it easier to copy single chunks of text and paste it in Obsidian in markdown. Previously copy and paste directly from OneNote doesn’t format well and leaves a lot of spaces. This works slightly better. Plus, it alone is a really useful tool for students, taking texts from pictures of lecture slides seamlessly. (I know iOS does this natively but it isn’t as seamless, especially if you have to keep track of lects in real-time)

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#78

Thanks a lot for this great tool, it worked like magic for me. Thanks man.

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