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Backpack Calendar and Reminder scripts for Quicksilver

I decided to take the backpack calendar and reminder scripts and make them a bit easier to set up. The functionality is essentially the same as the old ones, and there isn't really a reason to upgrade if you have them set up already (as far as I recall).

I did learn some new information about the reminder scripts, though. The information I had before allowed for setting reminders by setting the number of minutes in the future you wanted the reminder to be. I've since learned that you can also set a specific time, as long as it's on the same day. You can't use this to set reminders for future dates, so the calendar script is better for that. The syntax for the reminder script is either "+120 Reminder Text" or "5pm Reminder Text."

The syntax for the calendar isn't much different. "5pm tomorrow Do something" or "5pm 3/1 Do something else." You can also do all-day or multi-day events by leaving off the time, as in "3/1 Do something" or "3/3-3/12 Do something."

Unlike the previous scripts, I've broken out the user specific information into the beginning of the script to make it easier to set up. You'll need to replace the values YOURAPIKEY, YOURACCOUNT, and for the calendar YOURCALENDARID. To find the calendar ID, you'll have to view the source of the Calendar page and look for something like this:

/calendars/9999/edit',

The number in that link is your Calendar ID. If you have more than one calendar, there will be multiple. They are followed closely in the same line of code by the calendar name so you can tell them apart.

You can download these scripts here.

Posted by fitzage on 02/29 at 09:12 AM • Technology 

Comments

Thank you!  love the scripts.  I also use the following for posting notes to pages:
(excerpt from script)
backpackit.com/ws/page/” & backpackPage & “/notes/create

Does anybody have any idea how i can modify this to post notes to my homepage?  Everything i’ve tried has failed.

Thanks!
Adam

Posted by  on  04/16  at  06:44 AM

Have you looked at this one? http://fitzage.com/index.php/main/comments/advanced_backpack_quicksilver_scripts/

Posted by fitzage  on  04/16  at  06:48 AM

No.  I just did look through it though.  Good stuff, might use lists more.  However, my issue of posting these items from quicksilver to my homepage is still not resolved.  I’m not sure how the url should be created since it does not adhere to the /page/page# format.  i’ve tried both /ws/page/homepage and /ws/homepage, niether have worked.  Any suggestions?  thanks!

-Adam

Posted by  on  04/16  at  07:00 AM

You should be able to view source and search for “Main.” You should be able to find the sidebar link that points to the main page, and contains the page ID for that page.


id="sidebarlinkpage_PAGEID"><span>Main</span>

Posted by fitzage  on  04/16  at  07:26 AM

Jackpot!!  Thank you!

Posted by  on  04/16  at  07:36 AM
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