Setting Due Date for a Particular Day of the Week

Automation OmniFocus Automation
#1

Hi there,

I am really new to AppleScript and I am completely stumped on how to set the due date for Tuesday (preferably at 1pm). This is what I’ve tried so far…

set theTask to "Read CLLM workshop notes"
set dueDate to "Tuesday"

tell application "OmniFocus"
	tell front document
		set theContext to first flattened context where its name = "Reading"
		set theProject to first flattened project where its name = "LLAW1212 Criminal Law"
		tell theProject to make new task with properties {name:theTask, context:theContext, due date:dueDate}
		
	end tell
end tell

This returns the error message:

error “OmniFocus got an error: Can’t make “Tuesday” into type date or missing value.” number -1700 from “Tuesday”

I am wanting to use this script with Hazel, in case that changes anything.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated!

Thank you in advance.

Aaron

#2

Others can jump in and take away my sledgehammer if there is a more elegant way. I cannot figure out how to simply set a day of the week as a due date either. Here goes nothin’!

set theTask to "Read CLLM workshop notes"

tell application "OmniFocus"
	tell front document
		set theContext to first flattened context where its name = "Reading"
		set theProject to first flattened project where its name = "LLAW1212 Criminal Law"
		tell theProject
			set theAction to make task with properties {name:theTask, context:theContext}
			set timestamp to current date
			if weekday of timestamp is Tuesday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 7 * days
			else if weekday of timestamp is Wednesday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 6 * days
			else if weekday of timestamp is Thursday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 5 * days
			else if weekday of timestamp is Friday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 4 * days
			else if weekday of timestamp is Saturday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 3 * days
			else if weekday of timestamp is Sunday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 2 * days
			else if weekday of timestamp is Monday then
				set dueDate to timestamp + 1 * days
			end if
			set due date of theAction to dueDate
		end tell
	end tell
end tell
#3

Thank you so much TheWart - although it may be the sledgehammer solution, it worked! I’m just relieved it wasn’t a super easy solution that I completely overlooked.

Thanks again!