Exporting "Logos Pericope Set"

I want to build familiarity with The Bible by becoming familiar with the pericope headings. When choosing a pericope set, I actually like the Logos Pericope Set the most, but I'm having a difficult time getting any data out of it.

I would really appreciate being able to just export a `heading - verse` format, or even better, an Excel spreadsheet with the data in columns, which would save time compared to typing everything out by hand.

Is there any way to do this using Logos 10?

Also, out of curiosity, what is the format of the PericopeSets.lbspsd file? I'm a programmer, so I might be able to get the answer myself if I knew the file format.

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MJ. Smith

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Compare Pericopes
DB:PERICOPESETS
2023-08-18T16:51:19Z
PericopeSets.lbspsd

Databases in Logos are usually SQLLITE, often encrypted, usually accessible through a SQLLITE toolbench.

The closest thing to the export you want is:

Limit the chart to the Logos pericope data
From the panel menu, select print/export
Select "export as shown on screen" which will add the titles of the pericopes
Export to document of choice

Camron Bute

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285921#Comment_1285921

Thank you for the warm welcome, for the prompt response, and for the work I have seen you already doing with pericopes.

Yes, I tried opening with SQLite already, it did not recognize it as a valid SQLite database. I was able to open the ResourceManager.db file and the files under the PericopeSets folder, but the lbspsd file is still not clear. However, looking at other files, it would seem that "lbs" is an extension prefix, and then "psd" is a suffix specific to pericope sets, as the file UAV.lbsuav has a similar format of "lbs" prefix and then a suffix specific to to UAV. There are some more generic file types like .lbssd, .lbsrvi, and .lbshtm.

For the export, there is no way to export text itself, it seems that all the export options produce an image in a rich text document, web page, PowerPoint, etc, but no way to copy/paste the heading or the passage reference. I am looking for an output like this:

Camron Bute

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285921#Comment_1285921

OK, I have done some more digging into the file formats. Pericope sets are indeed encrypted. Unfortunate, but such is life.

I have taken to dragging-and-dropping the titles into an Excel workbook, and then I will have to find a way to export the passages they each belong to. However, without this particular pericope set being associated to a specific book, I can't seem to use the reading list or passage list functionality. And the export is only a page at a time, so by the time I click around, it's likely faster to just type basic numbers...

Robert M. Warren

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1286201#Comment_1286201

I have taken to dragging-and-dropping the titles into an Excel workbook, and then I will have to find a way to export the passages they each belong to. However, without this particular pericope set being associated to a specific book, I can't seem to use the reading list or passage list functionality. And the export is only a page at a time, so by the time I click around, it's likely faster to just type basic numbers..

Hi Cameron:

I have done a similar task in the past and I used the Search tool to do a Book (not Bible) search for Heading Text. I assume it still works that way. You have to export a page of results at-a-time, but it takes less time than a root canal. In Excel, you can then formulaically strip out anything that's not pericope heading text or pericope boundary references.

I did this with the NRSV and it's in Excel. If you want to see if that is a solution for you, see this post (see second link in this reply): https://community.logos.com/forums/p/126999/929540.aspx#929540

I did the Excel work is several steps, so start at the end sheet, which was the first intermediate step.

Al Graham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1285921#Comment_1285921

MJ. Smith

How do you get the list/chart of pericope's shown in your export. Thanks for your help.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1286240#Comment_1286240

First, I opened the compare pericope tool. Then I selected the pericope sets I wanted as shown. What pericope sets are available to you depends upon your library.

Camron Bute

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1286232#Comment_1286232

Yes, hello, Robert, I have seen that technique shared before. However, I am trying to use the "Logos Pericope Set", which it would appear is not tied to a specific book, but is instead used in searches. So I cannot seem to select any book that uses that pericope set.

Thank you for the suggestion, though!