Re: [Orgmode] Problem searching CLOSED and DEADLINE properties

[Bart Parliman]

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.

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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