v0.26.5 template mapping

[stevenp012]

Describe the bug

Latest update broke template mapping. When creating any note from template (including daily note template) it would try to open 'c:' and then whatever the filepath was and then 'C:' at the end. Reverting to the previous version fixed the issue.

Small Reproducible Example

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Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

1. On v0.26.5 create a daily note template with a filepath field for note sorting.
2. Enter 'Alt+t' to open a new daily note from template
3. See error field

Expected behavior

As a user I expected it to create my daily note from my template.

Screenshots or Videos

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Operating System Version

Windows 10

Visual Studio Code Version

1.97.2

Additional context

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[riccardoferretti]

hi @stevenp012 thanks for reporting the issue.
As I am not on a windows machine, can you please expand both on the description of the bug and the reproduction steps, maybe including some screenshot?

@pderaaij could you please also take a look? 🙏

[GYMichaelCintas]

I am also having the exact same issue and wanted to add the steps and screenshots that I took.

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Open command palette and choose Foam - Create New Note from Template
2. Choose daily-note.md template
3. Input daily note title
4. Bam - Error output

Screenshots

Error I am receiving

Path provided for template (again working before the update)

Workspace and user settings

Operating System Version

Windows 11

Visual Studio Code Version

1.97.2

Additional Context

The exact steps mentioned above worked fine until the foam extension auto updated itself to v0.26.5.

I repeated the steps for the default foam templates without hardcoded file paths in the header and they seem to work no problem.

You can see what @stevenp012 is referring too in the error screenshot, showing the mkdir command not working as expected and not using the correct path as expected.

Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

[riccardoferretti]

Thanks, a few questions, does it happen with a relative path?
I tried to reproduce it locally (with an absolute path) and on Mac there are no issues, so it really seems related to the drive letter.
Also, does it happen whether you use c:\ or C:\ as your drive letter?

[sdibello-fled]

I also have the same issue as above. I am using absolute path to the foam template and now when I try to create any file from template there is an additional "C" at the end of the path, just like the example above.

When I modified my template to use relative pathing the problem goes away.

[GYMichaelCintas]

@riccardoferretti - The change from absolute path to relative path in the YAML front-matter of the template works, and the daily note can now be created with the command palette function.

Re: using C:\ or c:\, I use C so I'm not even sure where the lower c is coming from when the command is executed.

[riccardoferretti]

As a side note, I would recommend always using relative paths.
If there are use cases that would make that impossible I'd love to hear them (as my feeling is that there shouldn't be)