Linking or attaching documents
 

I hate to take up space with such a simple question, but ... how do I link to, attach or embed document files into Omniplan? I don't seem to be able to do it within task notes. thanks in advance.

Sorry, that feature isn't there yet. We hope to implement it soonish, but I cannot make any guarantees.

In the meantime, you could add a custom data column listing the path to a file, and then write an AppleScript (which can be added to your toolbar) which looks at the custom data column and opens the file for you. A little clumsy, but will work if you need file attachments *now*.

thanks for the quick reply. Does anyone have such a script? thanks!

A really rough, unofficial script
 

SETUP:
Step 1: Add a custom data column to your OmniPlan task inspector called "File"
Step 2: Copy the script below into a text file, and call it something like "Open File.scpt"
Step 3: Put that script file into ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/OmniPlan
Step 4: Open the "Customize Toolbar" button in OmniPlan, and drag the script up into your toolbar somewhere.
Step 5: Add file paths to the File field of your tasks.
NOTE: This script has no error handling in it. If you don't type a path exactly right, when you go to open a file, you'll either get a vague message that Finder had an error, or the script will just do nothing. The script expects paths like "/Applications/OmniOutliner.app" or "/Volumes/Tiger/Users/myName/Desktop/example.pdf".

SCRIPT:
[CODE]tell application "OmniPlan"
set taskList to selected tasks of front window
repeat with t in taskList
set customData to custom data of t
set fileToOpen to (|File| of customData as POSIX file)
tell application "Finder"
open fileToOpen
end tell
end repeat

end tell[/CODE]

Now, when you want to actually open the file or folder associated with a task (or tasks), just select the task(s) and click the toolbar button.

PS: Please feel free to post improvements to this script, especially error handling, or improved flexibility in path parsing.

Applescript documentation?
 

Is there any documentation on how to drive OmniPlan from AppleScript? I would like to automate some tasks and I am wondering how much functionality is exposed and where I can learn about how to script against it.

Thanks!

Probably the easiest way to get started is to take a look at the OmniPlan AppleScript dictionary itself, either in Script Editor, ScriptDebugger, or some other AppleScript development app. We've integrated basic documentation right in there, rather than writing a whole separate document. If you launch Script Editor (in /Applications/AppleScript by default), it should show you a library window. If OmniPlan is on the list, just double-click it. Otherwise, click the '+' and browse to wherever you keep OmniPlan on your computer.

That'll give you a complete list of the currently available classes, their properties, etc., etc.