Checking for columns

Automation OmniOutliner Automation
#1

Hi,

I use the following code snip to check that the necessary columns are present in the outline:

-- check that script is applicable to the OO file  should contain the required columns
if title of every column does not contain {"Number", "Issues", "IOM Build", "Status", "Type", "Resolution", "Priority", "Created"} then
	
	display dialog "This outline does not have the correct columns to run this script ! " buttons "Cancel" default button 1
end if

The works but it requires that the columns are entered in the code in the same order as they appear in the outline. Does anyone know of a way to get around this limitation?

best wishes

Simon K

#2

Try this…

I think that the issue is that your list is being tested as a monolithic container (i.e. including order). If you break it down into the elements of the list and test for each one individually, it should allow you to move them around.

Hope this helps.
Ken

tell application "OmniOutliner"
	set d1 to document 1
	set listCol to index of last column of d1 -- how many columns in document
	
	-- actual columns in document
	set colNameList to {}
	repeat with c from 2 to listCol
		copy title of column c of d1 to end of colNameList
		
	end repeat
end tell

--required columns in document
set needList to {"Number", "Issues", "IOM Build", "Status", "Type", "Resolution", "Priority", "Created"}

repeat with nTitle in needList
	
	if colNameList does not contain nTitle then
		
		display dialog "This outline does not have the correct columns to run this script ! " buttons "Cancel" default button 1
		
	end if
end repeat
colNameList -- Visually provide actual column titles
#3

Ken,

I’m only seven hundred days late but thanks for your code snip.

Simon

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#4

My pleasure. I lack the patience to wait that long to reply so….

#5

Its a fair cop!

#6

You Boyz a’e funny…1000 days later. Either way, thanks for the .scpt. Btw is there a way to display the columns that are missing?

#7

Time flies…

My pleasure. Not sure what you mean by display but you if you list the missing columns then you can add new columns based on that list. If you just want to know what’s missing, then remove the last repeat loop (and change the notification verbiage).

tell application "OmniOutliner"
set d1 to document 1
set listCol to index of last column of d1 -- how many columns in document

-- actual columns in document
set colNameList to {}
repeat with c from 2 to listCol
	copy title of column c of d1 to end of colNameList
end repeat

--required columns in document
set needList to {"Number", "Issues", "IOM Build", "Status", "Type", "Resolution", "Priority", "Created"}
--list of missing columns
set missList to {}
repeat with nTitle in needList
	if colNameList does not contain nTitle then
		set missList to missList & nTitle
	end if
end repeat

--Status report
if missList is not null then
	set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {", "}
	set missString to missList as string
end if
if missString is not "" then
	display notification missString with title "These missing column(s) were added: "
else
	display notification with title "No columns are missing"
end if

--add missing columns
repeat with addC in missList
	make new column in d1 with properties {name:addC}
end repeat
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {""}
end tell