I have not used it myself, but isn't org-collector exactly what you want [1]. "org-collector collects headline properties into tables with optional pre-processing"
Once you have a table, you can easily pass it to code blocks for further processing with org-babel. [1] - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-collector.html -- Darlan 2011/8/2 Tim Burt <tcb...@rochester.rr.com>: > > I want to gather data from properties into something that can be used by > a babel source block (e.g. plot the data). Searches in the manual, > worg, and gmane have not yielded the method, but my best guess is that > I've missed it. If so, this is simply a request for a pointer to the > documentation I should read. > > BACKGROUND: I'm trying to complete a workflow where I capture data over > time and periodically operate with it (e.g. put into a database and > plot). The excellent documentation for orgmode has made certain parts > easy going, but the current obstacle is extracting properties that can > subsequently be operated on in babel source blocks. > + [X] Capture data into properties using templates > + [X] View tables of properties in org file > * [X] use columnview dynamic block > * [X] use org-collector > + [ ] Gather properties for use by babel source block > + [-] Operate on the gathered properties > * [-] SQL or SQLite > - [X] follow simple tutorials for proof of principle > - [ ] populate database with gathered properties > * [-] R > - [X] follow simple tutorials > - [ ] calculate statistics and populate database > - [ ] plot from database > - [ ] plot from table in org file > > Good evening, > Tim > >
