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Enhancement - file import

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- Added support for configuration variables that override field
  mapping.
- Updated documentation.
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Paul Beckingham
2009-04-12 20:29:37 -04:00
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<li>Plain text files, with one task listed per line.
<li>Task command line format.
</ul>
Task makes a good effort to determine which of these formats a
file is, and then imports accordingly.
</p>
<p>
It would be wise to backup your task data files before an import.
Task makes a good effort to determine which of these formats a
file is. It does this by reading the file, and looking for
familiar patterns. For example, the easiest files to recognize
are those exported from task itself, because they all have a
header line that comes in only three variations. Other formats
are a little harder to identify, but they all have their own
identifying characteristics.
</p>
<p>
The most complex import is when a CSV file is recognized.
Task needs a field header line in order to map columns to task
data items. For example, the if the following file is
imported:
</p>
<pre><code>number,status,task
1,pending,task one
2,pending,task two</code></pre>
<p>
Task will map the "number" field to task's "id" field, etc,
based on name. Task has a list of synonyms that it uses to
map fields, but you can specify your own override with any of
the following configuration variables:
</p>
<ul>
<li>import.synonym.id
<li>import.synonym.uuid
<li>import.synonym.status
<li>import.synonym.tags
<li>import.synonym.entry
<li>import.synonym.start
<li>import.synonym.due
<li>import.synonym.recur
<li>import.synonym.end
<li>import.synonym.project
<li>import.synonym.priority
<li>import.synonym.fg
<li>import.synonym.bg
<li>import.synonym.description
</ul>
<p>
Please note that it is wise to backup your task data files
before an import.
</p>
</div>