I think I solved this by using the hasSubtask command

Hi gordonrobb,
We're glad to hear that's working for you. :)

If it helps, the way the list view works is that subtasks would be collected under a main task or parent task if both show in the same view, but if only the subtask appears it should show alone. I feel like you may run into that behavior in the Smart List you're trying to create, so I wanted to mention it.

Hope this helps!

Yes. I saw that. But managed to get what I wanted, which was just a count of all tasks, down to sub-sub task level. HasSubtask:false did the trick.

If you are a programmer or even know just a little bit of code, you can pull in ALL tasks using the API. It doesn't distinguish between parent task and sub-task. A task is a task is a task.

Ah, ignore my comment from other thread Robert. How would one go about 'using the API'?

This is a draft and not complete, but should get you started.

http://jballoonist.pythonanywhere.com/customize-remember-the-milk-even-if-you-arent-a-programmer/

Post on here if you have questions.

Thanks mate. Having a look now.

Robert. Following your guide, I get to the bit where I enter my API key and secret, but the response I get is Errno 2 - No such file or directory. Any ideas?

Hey sorry for the delay...

That's great! Glad to hear someone is making use of it.

Sounds like the script you are running is looking for another file or a file within a different directory

Without seeing more detail it is hard to know for sure. If you want you can share your console with me and I can take a closer look. On the top right of the console there is a link "share with others." Enter in my username (up to you if you want it read only or not) and I'll be able to see it.

Let me take another look at this next week. Super busy with work at the moment. I'll follow the steps and then see what's what.

Alright sounds good.

Also my username for Python anywhere is JBalloonist (NOT robert.ward).