Quote:
Originally Posted by Lutin
Maybe you could be a bit more specific about your needs and your final goal.
|
WHAT: To export data from OF into a text file (tab/return delimited, that kind of thing) that A1) allows me to filter the export based on specific criteria, such as completed Actions that occurred within a specific date range, or at least A2) export all Actions with all their properties (all the data that you see in Inspector).
WHY: Once I have that data, I can further process (sort/filter, etc. as necessary) it and create a report for someone to see, for example, how my important projects are adversely impacted by work that I've been asked to put on the top of my list by my boss. And when such work comes in, I can create a report that shows him what my projects are, with summations of estimated time, and then say "Which of these do you
not want me to do in order to accomplish x?". I can get part of the way with print to PDF, but B1) need to further process the data (estimate time summation for projects, for example); B2) (and this isn't necessarily logical, but is a fact in my case) the other person is a Windows user and likes to see things in Excel or Word.
I can figure out how to structure such a report; I just need an export mechanism from OF, and before I start from scratch with AppleScript, I wanted to find out if C1) such an export mechanism might be in the works from an OF menu item (export all the data, or a user-selectable subset), and C2) if I go the AppleScript route, if anyone has anything to share that is along these lines.
Bob