[Orgmode] Re: how to change the set of agenda org files between custom agenda commands

[Rainer Stengele]

Carsten Dominik wrote:
> On Sep 24, 2008, at 11:25 PM, Rainer Stengele wrote:
>
> > Dan Griswold wrote:
> > > Rainer Stengele <address@hidden> writes:
> > > > I am struggling to switch the set of used agenda org files between
> > > > different custom agenda commands.
> > > >
> > > > I tried something like
> > > >
> > > > (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
> > > >      '(
> > > >     ("k" . "Kundenbezogene / Ketegoriebezogene TODOs ...")
> > > >        ("ka" tags-todo "CATEGORY=\"ADMIN\"")
> > > >        ("kP" tags-todo "CATEGORY=\"PRIVAT\""
> > > >      ((org-agenda-files (quote ("~/org/PRIVAT/PRIVAT.org")))))
> > > Playing with customize I came up with this possibility:
> > > (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
> > >      '(
> > >     ("k" . "Kundenbezogene / Ketegoriebezogene TODOs ...")
> > >        ("ka" tags-todo "CATEGORY=\"ADMIN\"")
> > >        ("kP" tags-todo "CATEGORY=\"PRIVAT\""
> > >      ((org-agenda-files
> > >        '("~/org/PRIVAT/PRIVAT.org"))))))
> > > Will that do it?
> > > Dan
> >
> > Dan, thank you. I somehow does and doesn't.
> > After using the command I get the "private" entries.
> > After using another command analogous to this it seems I cannot reset 
> > the org-agenda-files variable. Looks like it only adds files to it?
> > I played around a lot but could not get it to function as wanted.
>
> Hi Rainer, Dan
>
> I just tested this, with
>
> (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
>       '(("ka" "aaa" alltodo ""
>      ((org-agenda-files
>        '("~/lib/emacs/work/org-mode/test/a.org"))))
>     ("kb" "bbb" alltodo ""
>      ((org-agenda-files
>        '("~/lib/emacs/work/org-mode/test/b.org"))))))
>
> with small files a.org and b.org containing just one TODO entry, and of 
> course my full suite of TODO entries available with `C-c a t'.
>
> And then I do
>
> C-c a t
> C-c a a
> C-c a b
> C-c a t
>
> and it all works just fine, going back end forth between these in any 
> sequence.....
>
> > Anyway, the syntax is quite complex.
> > I wonder if some more examples for changing agenda files when 
> > executing custom commands would be helpful.
> > Anyone else who wants to see Agenden at home from different sets of 
> > agenda files?
>
> I think a good way is also to keep the list of agenda files in a file, like
> ~/.agenda_files_home and ~/.agenda_files_work.
>
> The you can have different sets of files, and switch by making 
> org-agenda-files
>
> (defun org-my-toggle-agenda-file-set ()
>  (interactive)
>  (if (equal org-agenda-files "~/.agenda_files_work")
>      (setq org-agenda-files "~/.agenda_files_home")
>    (setq org-agenda-files "~/.agenda_files_work"))
>  (message "Using %s" org-agenda-files))
>
> - Carsten
>
>
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Hi all,

I found the problem. I used "org-agenda-directory" instead of org-agenda-files.
Not recognising that this variable doesn't seem to exist (did it ever exist?)
I assumed I can use it to indicate the org files folder.

With org-agenda-files everything works perfectly.

I now have about 48 custom commands (partly of course hierarchical) and with
dynamically changing the set of org files I really feel I have control over my 
todos!


I am very happy with org!


Thank you both!

Rainer