Re: iPhone ----> org-mode

[Ian Barton <lists@manor-farm.org>]

Carsten Dominik wrote:
> 
> On Mar 24, 2009, at 9:30 AM, Ian Barton wrote:
> 
>>>> This is nice, no more superfluous flat file... thanks!
>>> I don't think so!  Because if I see this correctly, your own
>>> solution will allow new entries to be refiled to other files,
>>> removed or archived, without the script adding them again.  If you
>>> do this in Ians solution, I think they will be added again.
>> Theoretically my script shouldn't add things twice. It stores the 
>> item's guid as a PROPERTY and checks to see if the guid exists in the 
>> org file before it adds the item. I am assuming here that guids in 
>> reqall are unique.
> 
> Yes, I understand.
> 
> However, if the user refiles the task to a different file, that
> information will be gone and the item re-added.
> 
> - Carsten
> 
>>
>> Having investigated reqall a bit further, it seems that messages are 
>> assigned various categories e.g. "Note", "Meeting". The latest 
>> incarnation of my script will store the item from the rss feed in a 
>> file according to its category. When the script is a bit more stable, 
>> I'll upload it to github.
>>
>> I have also done some work in adapting the jabberbot that I use with 
>> my MythTV set up, so I can get a list of my tasks and post new one via 
>> Google Talk.
>>

Good point. Maybe I need to store the guids in a separate file.

Ian.