Find tasks due within the past week (i.e. less than a week overdue)
sebastian.vincent says:
Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out how to find tasks due in the past week. I can see how to do it for tasks due in the next week, but not for the tasks that were due in past week.
Obviously I can do a search with fixed dates, but I want to create a dynamic smart list for this, based on the current day.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Obviously I can do a search with fixed dates, but I want to create a dynamic smart list for this, based on the current day.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
sebastian.vincent,
Currently it's not possible to search tasks in the past using the dueWithin operator, which would be the one you'd use here. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Currently it's not possible to search tasks in the past using the dueWithin operator, which would be the one you'd use here. Sorry for the inconvenience.
sebastian.vincent says:
@andrewski
Thanks for your response. It's a shame you can't do this but thanks for saving me from my continued misery in trying to find the right search string!!
Oddly enough, in the official RTM guidance on how to use smart lists, a suggested possible use for smartlists is to 'find tasks more than a week overdue'; yet oddly it appears this is not actually a search that can be done using smartlists!!
Thanks for your response. It's a shame you can't do this but thanks for saving me from my continued misery in trying to find the right search string!!
Oddly enough, in the official RTM guidance on how to use smart lists, a suggested possible use for smartlists is to 'find tasks more than a week overdue'; yet oddly it appears this is not actually a search that can be done using smartlists!!
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
sebastian.vincent,
Hm, sorry about that! We certainly didn't mean to get your hopes up on that. :) Thanks for pointing that out.
Hm, sorry about that! We certainly didn't mean to get your hopes up on that. :) Thanks for pointing that out.
wheretheskygrows says:
Well, it's not automatic, but you could do:
dueBefore:"today" AND dueAfter:"13/10/2010"
(and then change the date to be a week ago)
I simply use due:beforetoday to get me the list of overdue items, and I just sort by due date.
dueBefore:"today" AND dueAfter:"13/10/2010"
(and then change the date to be a week ago)
I simply use due:beforetoday to get me the list of overdue items, and I just sort by due date.