In case anyone needs to write a custom data exporter for OmniFocus, the sample code below might conceivably be helpful.
I have drafted the first version of a re-usable function, SelectedInOF(), which simply returns a nested applescript list representation of the OF tree(s) selected in a Project view or a Context view.
It is generally fairly straightforward to use its output to transfer data to some other application or format.
In another post, I have shown how SelectedInOF() can be used to export data to OmniPlan.
(A second post illustrates the use of SelectedInOF() to export from OF to the Merlin 2 project management package).
The following illustrative draft exports to OmniOutliner Pro, including the various OF fields as OmniOutliner columns. (It differs from an applescript which I posted some years ago in that it allows for export from Context views).
(Note that all the visible children of any selected parent element are exported, so there is no need to select children as well as parents)
I have drafted the first version of a re-usable function, SelectedInOF(), which simply returns a nested applescript list representation of the OF tree(s) selected in a Project view or a Context view.
It is generally fairly straightforward to use its output to transfer data to some other application or format.
In another post, I have shown how SelectedInOF() can be used to export data to OmniPlan.
(A second post illustrates the use of SelectedInOF() to export from OF to the Merlin 2 project management package).
The following illustrative draft exports to OmniOutliner Pro, including the various OF fields as OmniOutliner columns. (It differs from an applescript which I posted some years ago in that it allows for export from Context views).
(Note that all the visible children of any selected parent element are exported, so there is no need to select children as well as parents)
Code:
-- Illustrative draft Ver 0.8
-- Copies anything selected in Omnifocus (Project or Context View) into OmniOutliner
-- Including the following fields: DONE, NOTE, CONTEXT or PROJECT, START, DUE, COMPLETED, DURATION, FLAGGED}
-- Note that the whole sub-tree is copied, so only 'parent' elements need to be selected.
-- The destination is the currently open OmniOutliner document.
-- (A fresh OmniOutliner document is created if none is open)
property pPROJECT : "project"
property pTASK : "task"
property pINBX_TASK : "inbox task"
property pITEM : "item"
property pColProjContext : 3 as integer
property pSTART : 4 as integer
property pDUE : 5 as integer
property pCOMPLETED : 6 as integer
property pDURATION : 7 as integer
property pFLAGGED : 8 as integer
on run
PlaceInOO(SelectedInOF())
end run
-- READ SELECTED OmniFocus CONTENT TREE(S) TO NESTED APPLESCRIPT LISTS - Ver.04
on SelectedInOF()
tell application "OmniFocus"
tell front window
set blnContext to ((selected view mode identifier) is not equal to pPROJECT)
repeat with oPanel in {content, sidebar}
set lstNodes to value of (selected trees of oPanel where class of its value ≠ item)
set lngNodes to count of lstNodes
if lngNodes > 0 then exit repeat
end repeat
set blnAll to (lngNodes < 1)
if blnAll then set lstNodes to value of (trees of content where class of its value ≠ item)
end tell
repeat with i from 1 to length of lstNodes
tell item i of lstNodes
if (its class) is not folder then
if (number of tasks) > 0 then
set item i of lstNodes to {name, completed, my ListSubNodes(its tasks, blnContext, blnAll), note, "", start date, due date, completion date, estimated minutes, flagged}
else
set item i of lstNodes to {name, completed, {}, note, "", start date, due date, completion date, estimated minutes, flagged}
end if
else
if (number of projects) > 0 then
set item i of lstNodes to {name, false, my ListSubNodes(its projects, blnContext, blnAll), note, "", missing value, missing value, missing value, missing value, false}
else
set item i of lstNodes to {name, false, {}, note, "", missing value, missing value, missing value, missing value, false}
end if
end if
end tell
end repeat
return {lstNodes, blnContext}
end tell
end SelectedInOF
on ListSubNodes(lstNodes, blnContext, blnAll)
using terms from application "OmniFocus"
repeat with i from 1 to length of lstNodes
tell item i of lstNodes
if blnContext then
set oParent to its containing project
else
set oParent to its context
end if
if oParent is not missing value then
set strParent to name of oParent
else
set strParent to ""
end if
if (number of tasks) > 0 then
set item i of lstNodes to {name, completed, my ListSubNodes(its tasks, blnContext, blnAll), note, strParent, start date, due date, completion date, estimated minutes, flagged}
else
set item i of lstNodes to {name, completed, {}, note, strParent, start date, due date, completion date, estimated minutes, flagged}
end if
end tell
end repeat
return lstNodes
end using terms from
end ListSubNodes
-- PLACING IN OMNIOUTLINER
on PlaceInOO({lstTasks, blnContext})
if (length of lstTasks > 0) then
tell application id "OOut"
activate
set docTarget to make new document at before documents
set bounds of (front window) to {0, 0, 1000, 500}
-- Create required columns
tell docTarget
if blnContext then
make new column with properties {type:rich text, name:"Project"}
else
make new column with properties {type:rich text, name:"Context"}
end if
repeat with recProps in {{type:date, name:"Start"}, {type:date, name:"Due"}, {type:date, name:"Completed"}, ¬
{type:duration, name:"Duration"}, {type:checkbox, name:"Flagged", width:64}}
make new column with properties recProps
end repeat
end tell
my Tasks2OO(lstTasks, docTarget)
tell docTarget to set expanded of every row to true
return docTarget
end tell
end if
end PlaceInOO
on Tasks2OO(lstTasks, oParent)
tell application id "OOut"
tell oParent
repeat with oTask in lstTasks
set {strName, blnDone, lstChiln, strNote, strProjContext, dteStart, dteDue, dteDone, lngMins, blnFlagged} to oTask
if length of strNote > 0 then
set recRow to {topic:strName, note:strNote, expanded:true}
else
set recRow to {topic:strName, expanded:true}
end if
if blnDone then set recRow to recRow & {state:checked}
tell (make new row at end of children with properties recRow)
if strProjContext is not missing value then set value of cell pColProjContext to strProjContext
if dteStart is not missing value then set value of cell pSTART to dteStart
if dteDue is not missing value then set value of cell pDUE to dteDue
if blnDone then if (dteDone is not missing value) then set value of cell pCOMPLETED to dteDone
if lngMins > 0 then set value of cell pDURATION to lngMins / 60
if blnFlagged then set state of cell pFLAGGED to checked
if (length of lstChiln > 0) then my Tasks2OO(lstChiln, it)
end tell
end repeat
end tell
end tell
end Tasks2OO
Last edited by RobTrew; 2011-06-24 at 08:12 AM.. Reason: Ver 0.8 (including ver 0.3 of SelectedInOF())
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