Re: Iterate over YAML tree and extract elements when converting to another format (e.g. DOCX or PDF)

[John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org>]

If you're targeting PDF, yes, this is easy, you can just
create a custom latex template and use the iteration commands
($for$) provided in the template language.

For Docx, you'd need to write a filter, because there is
no template.

+++ Brendan Pearl [Feb 15 18 02:33 ]:
>   Is it possible to iterate over a YAML file containing the elements I
>   want converted into another format?
>   Here is a snippet of my current YAML structure (it is in YAML so that I
>   can use it in other ways later - such as with R)
>   ---
>   Items:
>     "@Kamieniecki_Prevalencepsychologicaldistress_2001":
>       Focus:  "Prevalence of psychological distress or disorders in young
>   people who are homeless in Australia"
>       Number of studies:  14
>       Reported findings:  "Young people who are homeless have high rates
>   of psychological disorders and score higher on tests of psychological
>   distress"
>       Reference: "@Kamieniecki_Prevalencepsychologicaldistress_2001"
>       Tags:
>         - negative_outcomes
>         - mental_health
>     "@EmbletonMwangiEtAl_epidemiologysubstanceuse_2013":
>       Focus: "Prevalence of lifetime substance use in children living on
>   the street in 'resource constrained settings'"
>       Number of studies: 50
>       Reported findings: "Pooled prevalence estimate of 60% [95% CI:
>   51-69%]"
>       Reference: "@EmbletonMwangiEtAl_epidemiologysubstanceuse_2013"
>       Tags:
>         - negative_outcomes
>         - substance_use
>   ...
>   Is it possible to get pandoc (or a pandoc filter) to iterate over each
>   of the items and extract specific elements (perhaps even conditionally
>   - e.g. only those with certain tags)?
>   Brendan.
>
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