Dataview
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Pros
- Dataview is fantastic because I set the queries once and haven't even touched them since.
- I was using dataview and a script that automatically creates new notes with the yaml format for a new song.
- Parent context: Dataview is more powerful than bases for now though. Just keep using dataview tbh Reply: A lot of that power is only available to people with higher levels of technical skills. I managed to put together a few dataview que...
- Using note properties, for example, using the DataView plugin.
- 1 year ago: dataview
Cons
- Using Dataview or Bases aren't an improvement since they're far slower than simply typing "ctrl+shift+F #GRANDMA".
- My vault is currently about 3,000 files and Dataview seems to work fine for me. I've noticed it to be a bit slower than when I started my vault, but it's not that bad, even on my laptop.
- Then I use Dataview to generate a story synopsis, and also one for each character via a Dataview query in their character sheet.
- Then it ought to be possible to import this CSV into Obsidian and query it using Bases or Dataview.
- I really don't want to deal with dataview on 3000 notes.
Sentiment
207 positive (65%) · 70 mixed (22%) · 40 negative (13%)
Trust + time weighted score: +51% · raw score 53%
What redditors said (10 of 317)
Dataview is fantastic because I set the queries once and haven't even touched them since.
Using Dataview or Bases aren't an improvement since they're far slower than simply typing "ctrl+shift+F #GRANDMA".
I was using dataview and a script that automatically creates new notes with the yaml format for a new song.
My vault is currently about 3,000 files and Dataview seems to work fine for me. I've noticed it to be a bit slower than when I started my vault, but it's not that bad, even on my laptop.
Then I use Dataview to generate a story synopsis, and also one for each character via a Dataview query in their character sheet.
Then it ought to be possible to import this CSV into Obsidian and query it using Bases or Dataview.
I really don't want to deal with dataview on 3000 notes.
I don’t care if you bluetooth your toaster with DataView you’ll know how many carbs it takes to clean your teeth
I used to use Dataview and DB Folder for this (still has some Dataview use cases for non-table things). But, bases made it so easy. I like it more because the learning curve is really low.
I'm not a coder and I found dataview almost impossible to use. At best I was able to copy other people's queries and modify them for my own use.
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