Try this:


(org-map-entries
             (lambda ()
               (let ((level (nth 1 (org-heading-components)))
                     (title (nth 4 (org-heading-components))))
                 (if (= level 1)
                     (org-entry-put (point) ":EXPORT_FILE_NAME:" title))))
 nil nil)

It seems to do what you want.

John

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On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 7:36 PM, Ista Zahn <istazahn@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Alan L Tyree <alantyree@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 05/01/14 09:45, Charles Millar wrote:
> >>
> >> Ista and all,
> >>
> >> On 1/4/2014 5:29 PM, Ista Zahn wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I'm looking for a way to export each top-level heading to a separate
> >>> markdown file. Ideally I would like to have the exported files named
> >>> according to the heading. For example I would like this org file
> >>>
> >>> -----------------------------------
> >>> * Section one
> >>> Section one text
> >>> * Section two
> >>> ** Section two a
> >>> Section two text
> >>> * Section three
> >>> Section three text
> >>> -----------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> To generate three files:
> >>>
> >>> --- Section one.md ---
> >>> Section one text
> >>>
> >>> -----------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> --- Section two.md---
> >>> ## Section two a
> >>>
> >>> Section two text
> >>>
> >>> -----------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> --- Section three.md -
> >>> # Section three
> >>>
> >>> Section three text
> >>>
> >>> -----------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> I suspect that the publishing framework might support this, but I've
> >>> thus far avoided it because it looks pretty complicated to set up.
> >>> Before I dive in I'd like to know if the publishing framework is the
> >>> correct place to look for this functionality or if there is an easier
> >>> way to do it.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> I have a similar question regarding LaTeX export. How to export a
> heading
> >> (any heading, regardless of level) within a file to heading.tex instead
> of
> >> file.tex? So far the only solution I have cobbled together is to C-x C-f
> >> 'file.tex" and then C-x C-w "heading.tex" .  I then typeset heading.tex
> >> using TeXworks. Perhaps I should note that my exported heading is
> tagged so
> >> that the heading is ignored.
> >>
> >> Charlie Millar
> >>
> >> ---
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Use properties to set the export file name -- example:
> >   :PROPERTIES:
> >   :EXPORT_TITLE: Internet banking fraud
> >   :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: internet-fraud
> >   :EXPORT_AUTHOR: Alan L Tyree
> >   :Citation: (2011) 22 JBFLP 214
> >   :EXPORT_OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil
> >   :END:
>
> Thanks, gets me half the way there. Setting properties as you
> described and exporting each sub-tree works properly. Now how can I do
> this for all the top-level headings in a file?
>
> Best,
> Ista
>
> >
> > If I understood your question properly.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Alan L Tyree                    http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan
> > Tel:  04 2748 6206              sip:typhoon@iptel.org
> >
> >
>
>