From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: EDB and org? Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:59:48 -0400 Message-ID: <87skfa9qfv.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <7bef1f890908291542r6762808h97f04838c8df0206@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MhWts-0003zI-1q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:00:00 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MhWtl-0003x3-9V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:59:56 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42819 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MhWtk-0003wq-VY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:59:53 -0400 Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:59174) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MhWtk-00049u-It for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:59:52 -0400 In-Reply-To: <7bef1f890908291542r6762808h97f04838c8df0206@mail.gmail.com> (Alan E. Davis's message of "Sun\, 30 Aug 2009 08\:42\:00 +1000") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "Alan E. Davis" Cc: org-mode "Alan E. Davis" writes: > This may be a stretch, in fact I am quite sure it is.=C2=A0 I am surprized > that I have never seen a reference to EDB (Emacs Data Base) on the > list, or elsewhere, with reference to org-mode.=C2=A0 I had an elaborate > scheme at one time to keep my addresses in EDB, and output templates > to set up a latex letter, with multiple recipients if so desired, and > of course multiple letters.=C2=A0 > > I'm not sure how, but it occurs to me that org mode and EDB have some > common threads of this kind.=C2=A0 I have tried to implement an address > book/contact system using properties, but it was very clumsy, at least > in the way I did it. > > Has anyone done ANYTHING interesting using EDB with org-mode? EDB? What's that?? I've never heard of it before. I just use bbdb for my addressbook and that works great for me. -Bernt