The formats Ilena readsThe formats Ilena reads
| File | Extension |
|---|---|
| Plain text | .txt |
| Markdown | .md |
| Rich Text Format | .rtf |
| Word document | .docx |
.pdf |
If you choose only files Ilena does not read, such as an .odt, nothing is imported and a message says so: Nothing here can be imported. Ilena reads .txt, .md, .rtf, .pdf and .docx.
What each file becomesWhat each file becomes
Each file Ilena reads becomes a work inside the project you right-clicked, named after the file without its extension: Midnight Train.txt becomes Midnight Train. If the project already holds a work of that name, the new one is numbered: Midnight Train (1), then Midnight Train (2), and so on.
What a folder becomesWhat a folder becomes
- The folder becomes a project of the same name inside the one you right-clicked.
- Each folder inside it becomes a project in turn, and each file Ilena reads becomes a work where it was.
- An empty folder does not become a project.
- A file in a format Ilena does not read, such as an
.odt, is left out without a message.
The Import reportThe Import report
When a file in the import cannot become an ordinary work, the Import report opens and gives one line per such file. The other files are imported as usual. Select Close when you have read it.
- An empty file
- was empty — an empty work was created. The work is there, with nothing in it.
- A text file Ilena cannot read
- could not be read. A
.txtsaved in Latin-1 rather than UTF-8 gave this line. No work is created. - A file that is too long
- holds too many lines for one work. A 251-line file gave this line. No work is created.
Example: seven files, two importsExample: seven files, two imports
Two imports into the same project, which already held a work named after each of the first four files. The first import, of four files, ended with a confirmation counting 4 files imported, and no report. The second, of three files, opened the Import report with three lines.
| File chosen | In the project | In the Import report |
|---|---|---|
Paper Moon.md | The work Paper Moon (1) | No line |
Desert Road.rtf | The work Desert Road (1) | No line |
Harbor Song.docx | The work Harbor Song (1) | No line |
Harbor PDF.pdf | The work Harbor PDF (1) | No line |
Empty.txt | The work Empty, with nothing in it | Empty.txt was empty — an empty work was created |
Latin1.txt | Nothing | Latin1.txt could not be read |
Long.txt, 251 lines | Nothing | Long.txt holds too many lines for one work |