Copying iCal task list to clipboard

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#1

Is it possible to create a script that will copy the ical task list to a clipboard?

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#2

Do you mean To Do items?

#3

Right, all of the Todo’s, I think it’s Entourage where it’s called the task list. Sorry.

#4

I don’t have a lot of stuff in iCal to test with but this might get you started. It works on calendar 1 (named “Home” on my setup).

set output to ""

try
	tell application "iCal"
		set todoList to calendar 1's todos
		if (count todoList) is 0 then
			display dialog "No ToDos were found in this calendar."
			return
		end if
		
		repeat with todo_ in todoList
			tell todo_
				set output to output & (summary & return & return)
			end tell
		end repeat
	end tell
	
	set the clipboard to output
on error errMsg
	display dialog errMsg
end try

– Rob (who should drink more coffee before responding)

#5

Wow! It works beautifully!
Thanks Rob! A week ago, I thought “wouldn’t it be cool if…” and now I’m doing it!
With your gracious assistance of course.
:slight_smile: