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RobTrew

Here is a template for a shell script (for direct Applescript-free use with Geektool) which uses awk for formatting, and would enable you to list tasks by project.

This version uses the % wildcard to list any projects with names containing the word "write", together with any uncompleted tasks in those projects.

Code:

#!/bin/sh
#OFOC=$(osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to get id of application file id "OFOC"')
OFOC="com.omnigroup.OmniFocus" # For Appstore-purchased variant use (slower) line above instead
echo "SAMPLE LISTING:"
sqlite3 $HOME/Library/Caches/$OFOC/OmniFocusDatabase2 '
SELECT p.name, c.name, tt.name 
FROM ((task t left join projectinfo pi on t.containingprojectinfo=pi.pk) tt 
left join task p on tt.task=p.persistentIdentifier) 
left join context c on tt.context = c.persistentIdentifier
WHERE tt.dateCompleted is null and p.name like "%write%"
ORDER BY p.name, c.name' | awk '
BEGIN {FS="\|"; prj=0; ctx=0;}
{
	# Whenever the value of col. 1 changes, 
	# write it out as a PROJECT header,
	if (prj!=$1) {prj=$1; if (length(prj) < 1) {print "\n(INBOX)"} 
	else {print "\n" toupper(prj)}};
	
	# and whenever the value of col. 2 changes, 
	# write it out as a [CONTEXT] sub-header.
	if (ctx!=$2) {ctx=$2; if (length(ctx) > 0) {print "[" ctx "]"}};
		
	# Whenever col 3. contains sth other than the project name, 
	# write it out as a • TASK.
	if (length($3) > 0 && $3!=$1) {print "• " $3}
}'

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