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Reminders.app

Is there a way (like with Calendar.app) of creating an entry in the Reminders app?

 

Despite having a Calendar, one thing Ninox cannot do is scheduled notifications, but that's what Apple's Reminders.app is for. However, can Ninox create such a Reminder?

 

I've not seen anything documented about this, or mentioned here, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's not possible. Is it?

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    • Mel_Charles
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Don't know what you are speficially trying to do but....

    What I do as a work around is track for a given date that is due in 2 days time. Then send myself via sendEmail to remind me that a  "Promised date is due on xxx job."

    Now in my case I only need to see the first (any) job for a given day but you could tweak it to list specific events.

    Here is my script and it is placed in the trigger after open in global scripts section on main options. The first few lines deal with skipping weekends

    openTable("JobDockets", "Live Jobs");
    let d := if weekday(today()) = 3 then today() + 4
    else
    if weekday(today()) = 4 then today() + 4 else today() + 2 end
    end;
    if cnt(select JobDockets where DispatchBy = d and Promised = true) > 0 then
    sendEmail({
    from: "xxx@xxxxx.co.uk",
    to: "xxx@xxxx.co.uk",
    subject: "Promised jobs are soon due for dispatch",
    text: "Promised",
    html: "Some promised jobs are due to be dispatched"
    })
    end

    The other thing I have done on another app. is track a date on a job that i need to call suppliers to ensure the job will be dispatched and then when it falls into my criteria etc due in x days

    from the same script create an entry into another table I have called Imail (for my own internal mail notes)

    I have set this table to be auto opened on logging on. This then gives me a list of all the calls I need to make.

     

    Neither method is ideal and an auto reminder/pop up would be great - but some thing need to worked around whilst we wait for Ninox to catch up!

    Gosh woun't it be good is Ninix gave us an event timer !

    • UKenGB
    • 2 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Essentially I want reminders that do not depend on some specific activity in Ninox to trigger the notification, or it even being open. So if something happens in Ninox which requires a reminder at some future time, that can be setup and a notification will then be sent at the appropriate time.

    Either that or Ninox itself introduces time based events, so such an event can be created and that will trigger the specified (e.g. eMail, MacOS Notification, Alert, Banner, sounds etc) notification to alert the user - whether or not Ninox is running at that time or not.

    • Mel_Charles
    • 2 yrs ago
    • Reported - view

    Good luck with that - Been banging the drum for various events for ages!

    It seem pretty obvious that calendar appointment dates need to produce an alert !

    Iw ould even like trriggers that do not rely on data being added/modified.

    ie when a table/form etc opens or loses - oh weel might get it one day

    • UKenGB
    • 2 yrs ago
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    Yes, I'm not holdingmy brreath.

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