Actually, I can almost figure out how to do this myself if I knew what function to use to convert a string like <br><br>         SCHEDULED: &lt;2010-08-12 Thu 10:20-10:45&gt;<br><br>into a duration. If I call org-time-string it only gives me the first part of the date and ignores the ending point.<br>
<br>Any tips on what org-mode function to use to get the duration of a scheduled time?<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Inquisitive Scientist <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:inquisitive.scientist@gmail.com">inquisitive.scientist@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Dear Experts,<br><br>How do I make it so that column-view shows the duration of a scheduled task? I now that if I do something like<br>
<br>* my top node<br>    :PROPERTIES:<br>    :COLUMNS: %40ITEM %%10SCHEDULED<br>    :END:<br>
<br>and then create a dynamic-block I can get a table to show the scheduled time, but what do I do if I want the duration of a scheduled task?<br><br>Thanks,<br>-Emin<br>
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