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Antony Corbett edited this page Feb 12, 2019 · 22 revisions

The main application instructions are contained in the readme file. Below is a description of the function that imports Bible notes.

Import Bible Notes

In addition to merging JW Library backup file, JWLMerge also allows you to import Bible notes into a backup file. This is useful if you maintain a collection of research notes using other software as these can be made available in JW Library. To import a text file containing your notes, go to the DETAILS page of a backup file and click the Import Bible Notes button (bottom left of the window).

Text File Format

JWLMerge needs to be able to determine which Bible is used and which verse each note corresponds to. The required format of the imported notes file is described below:

  1. The file should be in text format with a "txt" extension.
  2. The first line of the file should specify the Bible version, e.g. [BibleKeySymbol=nwtsty]
  3. The second line of the file should specify the language, e.g. [MepsLanguageId=0]

Your notes follow. Each note should start with a verse specification in the following form:

[BOOK:CHAP:VS:WORD1:WORD2:COL]

BOOK = the 1-based Bible book index, e.g. 1 = Genesis, 66 = Revelation. CHAP = the chapter. VS = the verse. WORD1 = the 0-based index of the first token in the verse to which the note applies. WORD2 = the 0-based index of the last token in the verse to which the note applies. COL = the colour index to use.

An abbreviated form of the verse specification can also be used as follows:

[BOOK:CHAP:VS]

This means the note applies to the whole verse.

The remaining content is the title and body of your note. You can use mutliple lines, in which case the first line is used as the title (if 50 characters or less).

You cannot apply any formatting to the notes - this is not supported in JW Library.

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