Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-24 Thread Eric S Fraga
Skip Collins writes: [...] > Lemerre's approach only syncs with the Outlook client, not the > Exchange server. He suggests using RFC-2446 (iCalendar) as a basis for > a more general solution. I think that trying to establish a smoothly > syncing connection between org and exchange by using iCal

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-21 Thread Skip Collins
On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Eric S Fraga wrote: > Yes, I have been informed that we are moving to Outlook/exchange in the > new year, something I am dreading...  Matthieu Lemerre, on this list > back in late June (Message-ID: <871uygg1fs@free.fr>), posted a > (partial?) solution that help

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-19 Thread Eric S Fraga
Skip Collins writes: >> ,[ C-h f org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift RET ] >> > >> I find that this exactly what you are describing: I define an entry, >> clone it (with weekly shift, for instance) and then delete the >> exceptions and maybe add a few extras.  If any weekly instance has to >> c

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Skip Collins
> ,[ C-h f org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift RET ] > > I find that this exactly what you are describing: I define an entry, > clone it (with weekly shift, for instance) and then delete the > exceptions and maybe add a few extras.  If any weekly instance has to > change, I simply change it!  Wor

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Karl Voit
* Nick Dokos wrote: > > All you have to do is explicitly exclude the two > dates. Something like this (lightly tested) should work. (NB: Wednesday > = 3 and calendar/diary wants dates as 3-element lists in the form (month > day year)): > > %%(let ((dayname (calendar-day-of-week date))) > (a

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Eric S Fraga
Skip Collins writes: >> (and (your-sexp-here) (not (except-dates-here))) > > Pardon a slightly off-topic rant. I have yet to find calendar software > (org included) that handles repeating appointments with the kind of > flexibility that would make them really useful. First, typical [...] Have y

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Tassilo Horn
Skip Collins writes: Hi Skip, > [a slightly off-topic rant] You might find some luck with applications that follow the iCalendar standard. There, a re-occuring event may have an end date. And when you move ("this week's meeting is 30 minutes later") or delete some occurence ("no meeting on ch

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Skip Collins
> (and (your-sexp-here) (not (except-dates-here))) Pardon a slightly off-topic rant. I have yet to find calendar software (org included) that handles repeating appointments with the kind of flexibility that would make them really useful. First, typical real-world repeating appointments do not foll

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Nick Dokos
Karl Voit wrote: > Hi! > > I am into a process to write a convert tool from my old calendar > software[1] to Org-mode. > > Now I do have to define something like »this event is recurring each > week on Wednesday except 2011-10-26 and 2011-11-30«. > > I already know that complex things have to

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Karl Voit
* Brian Wightman wrote: > (and (your-sexp-here) (not (except-dates-here))) Cool, thanks! Now I still have to think about which method is easier to implement :-) -- Karl Voit

Re: [O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Brian Wightman
(and (your-sexp-here) (not (except-dates-here))) On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Karl Voit wrote: > Hi! > > I am into a process to write a convert tool from my old calendar > software[1] to Org-mode. > > Now I do have to define something like »this event is recurring each > week on Wednesday ex

[O] Recurring events with exceptions

2011-10-18 Thread Karl Voit
Hi! I am into a process to write a convert tool from my old calendar software[1] to Org-mode. Now I do have to define something like »this event is recurring each week on Wednesday except 2011-10-26 and 2011-11-30«. I already know that complex things have to be done using sexp entries[2] but thi