[org-Calendar] Recurring events with exception on days

[org-Calendar] Recurring events with exception on days

[Marcelo de Moraes Serpa]

Hello list!

Is there a way to schedule an item as a recurring event AND tell org
to exclude it from specific weekdays (for example, Saturday & Sunday)
?

Thanks in advance,

Marcelo.

Re: [org-Calendar] Recurring events with exception on days

[Brian van den Broek]

Marcelo de Moraes Serpa said unto the world at 12/07/09 11:47 PM:
> Hello list!
> 
> Is there a way to schedule an item as a recurring event AND tell org
> to exclude it from specific weekdays (for example, Saturday & Sunday)
> ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Marcelo.
> 


Hi Marcelo,

The easiest thing is to define n distinct events, one for each pf the 
n days of the week for which you wish to schedule it. When I do that, 
I put them all under a `container' heading that exists solely to group 
them.

That isn't entirely satisfactory, but it works well enough for me. You 
can also use sexp diary entries 
<http://orgmode.org/manual/Timestamps.html#Timestamps> though I've 
never bothered.

Best,

Brian vdB

Re: [org-Calendar] Recurring events with exception on days

[Dirk-Jan Binnema]

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Hi Marcelo,

On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <
celoserpa@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello list!
>
> Is there a way to schedule an item as a recurring event AND tell org
> to exclude it from specific weekdays (for example, Saturday & Sunday)
> ?
>
>
This is becoming a FAQ.

The short answer is 'no'. The somewhat longer answer is that you can use
diary-sexps to have appointments only on weekdays, but you cannot use them
for things you want to tick off as 'DONE'. The only working solution is to
make separate recurring appointments for each of the weekdays.

Also see: http://osdir.com/ml/emacs-orgmode-gnu/2009-07/msg00093.html

Best wishes,
Dirk.

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Re: [org-Calendar] Recurring events with exception on days

[Bastien]

Dirk-Jan Binnema <djcb.bulk@gmail.com> writes:

> This is becoming a FAQ.

I have pushed a FAQ entry about this in Worg, thanks.

> The short answer is 'no'. The somewhat longer answer is that you can use
> diary-sexps to have appointments only on weekdays, but you cannot use them
> for things you want to tick off as 'DONE'. The only working solution is to
> make separate recurring appointments for each of the weekdays.
>
> Also see: http://osdir.com/ml/emacs-orgmode-gnu/2009-07/msg00093.html

-- 
 Bastien