* How to set a property defaults in a capture template.
@ 2011-12-13 21:56 dlc
2011-12-20 23:05 ` Bastien
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From: dlc @ 2011-12-13 21:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Org Mode
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I am trying to set up a capture template to record personal contact
information for sales lead management. I want to have some properties
preset to defaults in the capture template
I have created an org file with each person as a top level entry.
Below is a shortened example.
* Last Name, First Name
:SCHEDULED: <2012-01-01 .+2w>
:PROPERTIES:
:Spouse: Spouse Name
:Status: New
:Group: Prospect
:STYLE: habit
:END:
** Organization
*** Name
:PROPERTIES:
:Organization-Name: True Homes, Inc.
:END
**** Title
:PROPERTIES:
:Title: Owner
:end:
** Phone Numbers
*** cell
:PROPERTIES:
:Number: 222-222-2222
:end:
*** home
*** fax
** Email Addresses
*** Primary
:PROPERTIES:
:Email: John@gmail.com
:end:
** Addresses
*** home
*** work
*** condo
:PROPERTIES:
:Street1: 2833 Beach Blvd.
:City: Orange Beach
:State: AL
:Zip-Code: 36561
:end:
** Activities
**** <2011-12-13 Tue> Called in with a referral to sell his property.
I want to use org-capture to create this entry with it's subtree and
all the properties. The capture template expansion mechanism supports
using %^{Property}p . I want some properties to be created with a
default without prompting the user. (e.g. :STYLE: habits).
I would also like to support completion on some of the properties
while creating a new contact. {e.g. the file people.org already
exist and is the target for capture to file to and (#+PROPERTY:
Status_ALL New Incubating Active Purchased Dead) is at the top of the
file.}
I have attempted to use the expansion %(SEXP) along with the property
api as in the following but it does not work because Emacs-Lisp
doesn't support nested strings (right?) I am just learning emacs-lisp,
so I'm am sure my lack of knowledge is at work here.
(setq org-capture-templates
'(
("t" "Test adding property" entry (file "~/people.org")
"* Test Entry %(org-entry-put (point) "STYLE" "habit")"
)
( another template
)
))
David Coate
"Coate Connection"
www.coateconnection.com
Re/Max Paradise
www.AlabamaParadise.com
Licensed in AL and FL
23525 Perdido Beach Blvd.
Orange Beach, Al 36561
251-213-8811 cell
251-948-8888 fax
1-800-339-2836 direct toll free
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* Re: How to set a property defaults in a capture template.
2011-12-13 21:56 How to set a property defaults in a capture template dlc
@ 2011-12-20 23:05 ` Bastien
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Bastien @ 2011-12-20 23:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dlc; +Cc: Org Mode
dlc <dlc@coateconnection.com> writes:
> I have attempted to use the expansion %(SEXP) along with the property
> api as in the following but it does not work because Emacs-Lisp
> doesn't support nested strings (right?) I am just learning
> emacs-lisp, so I'm am sure my lack of knowledge is at work here.
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
> '(
> ("t" "Test adding property" entry (file "~/people.org")
> "* Test Entry %(org-entry-put (point) "STYLE" "habit")"
> )
> ( another template
> )
> ))
Shooting in the dark: if this is just a matter of "nested strings",
you can try to simply escape the double-quotes in your template.
"* Test Entry %(org-entry-put (point) \"STYLE\" \"habit\")"
(Caveat: I didn't check the whole syntax of your setq above...
hope that helps anyway.)
--
Bastien
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