enhancement - cross-reference to another file?

enhancement - cross-reference to another file?

[Sharon Kimble]

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Is it possible to cross reference to another org-mode file in a
different directory?

Example - cooking 1 has an entry for Mayonnaise, so can file 2 have an
entry for mayonnaise but cross-referenced to cooking 1?

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id1=cooking1.org

** Mayonnaise
[[*Mayonnaise][Mayonnaise]]
blurb and blah
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
id2=cooking2.org

** Mayonnaise 3

See also [[*id1:Mayonnaise][Mayonnaise]] and also [[*Mayonnaise 2][Mayonnaise 2]]

--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Can it be done do you think please?

Thanks
Sharon.
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Re: enhancement - cross-reference to another file?

[Martin Alsinet]

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Hello Sharon:

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 7:45 AM Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com>
wrote:

>
> Is it possible to cross reference to another org-mode file in a
> different directory?
>

Yes, it is possible, you have to use the following syntax:

[[file:/path/to/other/org/file.org:* heading][My other org file]]

You can check the manual for the different link types and examples
http://orgmode.org/manual/External-links.html




> Example - cooking 1 has an entry for Mayonnaise, so can file 2 have an
> entry for mayonnaise but cross-referenced to cooking 1?
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> id1=cooking1.org
>
> ** Mayonnaise
> [[*Mayonnaise][Mayonnaise]]
> blurb and blah
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> id2=cooking2.org
>
> ** Mayonnaise 3
>
> See also [[*id1:Mayonnaise][Mayonnaise]] and also [[*Mayonnaise
> 2][Mayonnaise 2]]
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
>
In your example, the references would be written:

See also [[file:cooking1.org:** Mayonnaise][this mayonnaise recipe]] and
also [[*Mayonnaise 2][this other one]]

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