Hi, Correct way to add start date and time and due date and time to a task using input parsing? e.g., start 1/15/17 at 9:00 am and Due 1/15/17 at 10:00 am.
using the switch -s or -d only allows for either start date or due date and not together if i understand correctly. -l (lead time) creates a start date & time for a task with a due date and time. Is this the correct way to go? Thanks. On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 8:59:01 AM UTC-8, [email protected] wrote: > > Here is my markup of the MLO Help (OneNote) > > I just was reading up on this subject yesterday! Here are my notes > directly from the Help screen. I like to highlight areas and make > paragraphs into bullet points so I can scan the materials quicker (for me). > > Hope this helps, > > -Al > > You can find the original in your MLO help screen under: > > More Advanced Features > > Automatic Formatting > > Synchronization > > Input parsing > > MLO can parse -or interpret- the text you enter in some text input fields. > > > > For example you can enter > > "in 30 min" or > > "next Friday at 2pm" > > in date and time pickers. > > > > In the Rapid Task Entry dialog, you can type > > "Call Bob about the party tomorrow at 3pm remind 10 min in advance". > > The task "Call Bob about the party" will be added to the outline with > corresponding parameters parsed from the rest of the input. > > > > You can also parse the task caption entered to the task list if you press > Alt+Enter instead of Enter. > > > > > > Parsing input - in date or time pickers > > Date time pickers like Start, Due and Reminder can parse user's input and > convert it to valid date and time. > > Days of the week and months can be used in English and your current > locale. > > > > Here are the examples of valid input which can be converted to date and > time: > > tomorrow 3pm > > in 5 days > > Friday (nearest Friday in future) > > next Friday (next Friday after nearest Friday in future) > > Tue 11:20 > > Jan26 > > August 26th > > Nov 26 08 > > in 3 weeks 2pm > > in 3 weeks Fri > > in 30 min > > in 2 months > > today in 1h 25 min > > next year > > 3-26-2008 > > 26-3-2008 > > > > > > > > Parsing input in Rapid Task Entry dialog and Outline > > > > If you want MLO to parse date and time from your input you should enter > your tasks using the following pattern: > > <What?> <When?> > > > > Examples: > > Organize party with my friends 5/22 > > Call Jim tomorrow 4pm > > Prepare report for Bob 15:10 22/5 > > > > Note: Parsing is deactivated in Rapid Task Entry dialog by default. > > > > Note: Date and time is parsed according to the rules applied for date > time pickers described above. > > > > Tip: use –s or –start to put the date only in the start date field when > parsing in RTE or the Outline: > > > > Tip: use –d or –due to put the date only in the due date field when > parsing in RTE or the Outline: > > > > Tip: If MLO fails to parse your input correctly press Ctrl+Z in the main > window to return the original text to RTE change the text and try again. > > > > > > Reminder > > If you add reserved words "remind" or "reminder", or the abbreviation "rmd > " to the phrase, the reminder will be set in MLO. > > The pattern: > > <What?> [<When?>] remind[er] | rmd [<When?>] > > > > > > Examples: > > Organize party with my friends May 22 reminder May 21 3pm > > Call Jim in 3 days at 4pm remind 10 min in advance > > Send report to Bob in 3 days remind me tomorrow 2pm > > Call Jim tomorrow at 4pm remind me > > Send report rmd 3pm > > > > > > Context > > If you add reserved words "context" or "@" to the phrase the contexts > will be added to the task. > > The contexts should be separated by semicolons (;) > > The pattern: > > <What?> [<When?>] [remind[er]] [<When?>] [context | @] <context1>; > <context2>; <context3> > > > > Examples: > > Call Jim tomorrow context @office; @calls > > Send report in 3 days remind tomorrow 10:00 @ ProjectX > > > > Tip: If the context starts with "@" you can skip the reserved words. > > Example: > > > > > > More complex inputs > > You can use short and long week day names and names of months in English > or in your current locale. > > You can also use phrases like > > "today", > > "tomorrow", > > "next Friday", > > "in 3 weeks", > > "in 4 weeks Fri", > > "in 3 years", > > "in 2 months 1 week 4 days" etc. > > > > You can use abbreviation: > > d=day(s); w=week(s); > > m=month(s) or = minute(s); > > min=minute(s); > > h, hr, hrs = hour(s). > > > > Examples: > > Send report next Tue 11am > > Send report in 3 weeks Monday 15:30 remind me tomorrow 10am > > Send report Jan 10 > > Send report February 8 2009 context > > Send report in 1 month 2 weeks 1 day @ ProjectX; Reports > > Send report in 1 m 2 w 1 d > > Send report remind me in 3 hrs > > > > > > Reserved words > > MLO tries to interpret your input and separate reserved words from the > task caption. > > However it is not always possible. > > > > For example > > if you use numbers in the task caption, it may be interpreted as a date, > or you may want to use reserved words "reminder", "context" etc. > > > > If MLO fails to correctly parse your entry, use quotation marks (") to > separate you task caption from parameters that should be parsed. > > > > Examples: > > "Inform about meeting with Bob tomorrow 16:00" tomorrow at 16:00 remind > me 10 m > > "Send next reminder to Jim" tomorrow > > > > The text inside quotation marks is not parsed and placed in the task > caption. > > > > Complete list of reserved words: > > 1) The week day names (short and log) in English and in your current > locale (Mon, Monday, .. Sun, Sunday) > > 2) Names of months (short and log) in English and your current locale (Jan, > January... Dec, December) > > 3) Numbers (0, 1..9) > > 4) The following words: > > > > > > Additional parsing switches > > Additional parsing switches can be used in Rapid Task Entry or Outline > parsing > > > > Additional parsing switches: > > -i1 -i2 … -i5 : set Importance for the task 1=min .. 5=max > > -u1 -u2 … -u5 : set Urgency for the task 1=min .. 5=max > > -e1 -e2 … -e5 : set Effort for the task 1=min .. 5=max > > -t<time> : set time required for the task. Examples –t10; -t2h15min > > -tmax<time> : set time required max for the task > > -l<time> : set lead time for the task. Example: -l2d; -l3d15m > > -s or -start : the date will be placed in the Start field > > -d or -due : the date will be placed in the Due field > > -h : hide task in todo > > -o : complete subtasks in order > > -p : set IsProject option for the task > > -f : set Folder option for the task > > -g : set Goal option for the task > > -fl<FlagName>: set flag for the task. Example: "Buy umbrella -flGreen" > > -c<Color>: set font color for the task > > -toprj<ProjectName> or -toprj=<ProjectName> : move task to a project. > Example: "Paint wall -toprjHome" > > -tofld<FolderName> or -tofld=<FolderName> : move task to a folder > > -to<TaskName> or -to=<TaskName> : move task to make it a subtask of > specified task. > > +@: add contexts to the task (not replace). Example: “Call Bob +@ phone” > > -star or -* : set starred to the task. Example: "Call Mike tomorrow -star" > > > > > > > > Example. Type this in the outline and press Alt+Enter when in-place editor > is active: > > > > Call Katrin -t10 tomorrow 3p remind me 15 min in advance @calls -i1 -e4 > -cr > > > > As a result of the parsing a task with the following parameters will be > added to your outline: > > Call Katrin > > Caption: “Call Katrin”, > > tomorrow 3p > > Due Date: tomorrow 3:00pm, > > Remind me 15 min in advance > > Reminder 2:45pm, > > @calls > > Context: @calls, > > -t10 > > Time Required 10min, > > -i1 > > Importance Max, > > -e4 > > Effort: More, > > -cr > > Color: Red. > > > > > > Parsing task caption in the Outliner > > You can benefit from input parsing in the Task Outliner as well. > > To parse the task caption entered in the Outliner, press Alt+Enter while > you are in in-place editor mode. > > The task caption will be parsed according to the rules described above. > > > > Tip: If MLO fails to parse your input press Ctrl+Z several times to > return to the initial caption of the task. > > > > See also > > The Rapid Task Entry Dialog > > Timing & Reminder > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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