Re: [Orgmode] Problem searching CLOSED and DEADLINE properties

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jan 9, 2009, at 5:58 PM, Bart Parliman wrote:

> On Fri, 9 Jan 2009, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
> > On Jan 7, 2009, at 9:24 PM, Bart Parliman wrote:
> >
> > > When the example file below is added to the agenda file list, and  
> > > I perform an agenda property search (C-c C-a m), I can't seem to  
> > > locate any CLOSED items if I use the date matching format, for  
> > > example these don't work...
> > > CLOSED>="<2009-01-01>"
> >
> > This one works fine for me.
> >
> > > CLOSED="<2009-01-07>"
> >
> > This one does not, because the CLOSED time stamp
> > in the example also contains a time, while you comparison value is  
> > taken to be at midnight.
> >
> > > ... but a regexp search like this...
> > > CLOSED={2009}
> > > ... works fine.  For DEADLINE, an exact date matches fails...
> > > DEADLINE="<2009-01-28>"
> >
> > For me it works fine.
> >
> > - Carsten
> >
> > > ... but an inequality match succeeds...
> > > DEADLINE>="<2009-01-28>"
> > > FWIW I'm using version 6.17b.  Am I just using this format  
> > > incorrectly?
>
> My apologies.  I recently installed 6.17b, but to the wrong lisp  
> target directory (i.e. so I was effectively using an older version  
> of the code, 6.12b I think).  After installing it in the proper  
> directory this works fine.

:-)  Yes, many problems come from running one version and reading the  
manual of another version :-)

I am glad it works.  Even though, looking at your post, I am wondering  
if it would be useful
to limit the comparison to "date-only" if the comparison value is a  
date without a time.......

- Carsten

> Bart
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Bart
> > > -------- file start --------
> > > #+SEQ_TODO: NEXT WAITING | DONE
> > > #+STARTUP: overview
> > > * DONE Test1
> > > CLOSED: [2009-01-07 Wed 12:26]
> > > * NEXT Test2
> > > DEADLINE: <2009-01-28 Wed>
> > > * Test3
> > > --------  file end  --------
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