From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: property with multiple values, or suggestions for a course planning system Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:13:56 -0500 Message-ID: References: <2033281615.7374702.1374471018405.JavaMail.root@jaguar7.sfu.ca> <2070547464.7395115.1374473025988.JavaMail.root@jaguar7.sfu.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0158adfeea708604e219722f Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:35239) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V1G42-0006sA-Nh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:22:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V1Fw5-00066S-U5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:14:00 -0400 Received: from mail-oa0-x235.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c02::235]:42920) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1V1Fw5-00066F-La for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:13:57 -0400 Received: by mail-oa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id k14so9105990oag.12 for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:13:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2070547464.7395115.1374473025988.JavaMail.root@jaguar7.sfu.ca> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Kel Chan Cc: emacs-orgmode --089e0158adfeea708604e219722f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Jul 22, 2013 1:04 AM, "Kel Chan" wrote: > > Hi list, > > disclaimer: new to org and emacs. > > question: How can I associate more than one value to a property? > > I'm implementing a course planning tool b/c the one provided by my university sucks. > > Ideally, each course offered is a second level heading with a property "offering" with multiple possible values: fall, spring, odd spring, even summer, etc. And similar to "offering", each heading also have "prereq" and "designation" property. > As an alternative, what about tags? Or :spring: t :fall: t Etc... Instead of needing it all in one property drawer? Just an idea, John > I would like to create a sparse-tree by searching for some property to view a tree of courses and plan accordingly. The problem is that each property can only have one value. > > Is property the best way to implement this system? If not, can you suggest something else? > > Thanks, > kel > --089e0158adfeea708604e219722f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Jul 22, 2013 1:04 AM, "Kel Chan" <ktc7@sfu.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> disclaimer: new to org and emacs.
>
> question: How can I associate more than one value to a property?
>
> I'm implementing a course planning tool b/c the one provided by my= university sucks.
>
> Ideally, each course offered is a second level heading with a property= "offering" with multiple possible values: fall, spring, odd spri= ng, even summer, etc. And similar to "offering", each heading als= o have "prereq" and "designation" property.
>

As an alternative, what about tags?
Or

:spring: t
:fall: t
Etc...

Instead of needing it all in one property drawer?

Just an idea,
John

> I would like to create a sparse-tree by searching for s= ome property to view a tree of courses and plan accordingly. The problem is= that each property can only have one value.
>
> Is property the best way to implement this system? If not, can you sug= gest something else?
>
> Thanks,
> kel
>

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