How can I convert Pages to Docs

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I have a Doc with about 40 pages and would like to convert each Page into a separate Doc. Is that possible without me repeating Doc creation and copy-to-doc 40 times? Thanks.

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HI David,

Yes. One way to do it is to create the 40 new docs, and then from each page, select copy to doc, as shown below:

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Hi @Piet_Strydom thanks for the response but I am after a single action or process. Perhaps I can write a script.

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Interesting problem. Can’t find a smart solution either.

You can use “copy to doc” as a button, but the action still requires manual doc selection/creation.

Then I thought of making a “Split Doc” pack, but can’t find a way to make it happen here as well:

You can duplicate a doc with the API, but duplicate a single page into a doc. You can also not delete pages, so you can also not duplicate the doc x-times and then delete everything except that one page :thinking:

Maybe there will be a copy-page-to-doc method in the API someday.

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My understanding is that the “Copy to Doc” formula uses the “current” page as source, therefor one can create a button, and copy it to each f the pages. That is about the quickest I can think of.

@David_Walker - May I ask why you want to split your doc into pieces?

Regards
Piet

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Thanks @Piet_Strydom and @Daniel_Stieber - I am new to Coda and trying to ascertain the best way to structure content. Key considerations are:

  1. No nesting of folders.
  2. Nested Tables are a bit confusing and unintuitive to navigate.
  3. Permissions are applied at the Doc so using the Doc as a pseudo folder only works if sharing all content of the Doc with all collaborators.

So I started off trying to use a Doc as a pseduo folder (given the lack of nesting) but then realised that was not going to work for me. So I now want to make each Page into a Doc, which is how the same information is structured in a traditional filing system.

On reflection, I think it is unlikely I will want to convert Pages to Docs in bulk very often. So the absence of the feature is probably not a concern. But nested folders would be handy.

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Why do you want to structure your information in the traditional way? :thinking:

To me one of the huge advantages of Coda is the ability to have all info in a single doc, so that you can start developing integration and synergies.

Or do you need to split for authorisation purposes?

P

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Yes, I need to share different Pages with different people. But when I try to share a Page, I share the entire Doc.

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