[Remind-Fans] OMIT weekends and holidays

[Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz]

On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:37:33 +0000
Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz <remind at numerixtechnology.de> wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:27:37 +0000
> Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz <remind at numerixtechnology.de> wrote:
> 
> > Seeing as remind offers ++ and + to treat omitted days differently,
> 
> [...]
> 
> REM Mon 1 May SCANFROM [_lastweek()] SATISFY [TRUE]
> OMIT [trigger(trigdate())]  MSG May Bank Holiday
> 
> [...]
> 
> On the working day on or following the 2nd of the month a standing
> order payment is carried out.
> On the calendar day prior to the payment I need a reminder to fund the
> account.
> 
> [...]
> 
> I could do with something like a --1 which ignores the OMITs. ;-)

Ouch - just found it in the manual.

I had another attempt:

1)
REM 2 OMIT Sat Sun AFTER --1 MSG fund account %v

2)
REM 2 OMIT Sat Sun AFTER SATISFY [TRUE] 
REM [trigger(trigdate())] +5 --1 MSG fund account %v 

Example 2) has the desired effect; 1) triggers on Friday 1st May before
the long weekend. Why does the --1 in this case not move it by one
calendar day?


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Best Regards,

Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz


A: Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
Q: Why is top posting bad?