Hello Darlan --- ---- "darc...@gmail.com" <darc...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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"
Indeed org-collector has allowed me to extract properties into a table, and even without much knowledge of lisp (for the conditions) the results were promising. > Once you have a table, you can easily pass it to code blocks for further > processing with org-babel. While I have the table from org-collector I do not know how to "easily pass it to code blocks". I have an (untested) idea that if #+tblname preceded the table from org-collector, then a babel source block could operate on it. If this works then almost all is well and good, except for the small detail of getting the #+tblname automatically from the org-collector process. Thank you for the response, Tim > > [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 > > > >
