[Remind-Fans] same formatting for numerous entries

[David F. Skoll]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:32:17 -0400
hymie at lactose.homelinux.net wrote:

> rem mon 15 jan scanfrom [trigger(today()-7)] satisfy 1
> rem [trigger(trigdate())] msg martin luther king b'day
> rem [trigger(trigdate())] SPECIAL SHADE 150
> omit [trigger(trigdate())]

You could simplify those lines to:

# Remember how many reminders have fired so far
SET n $NumTrig

REM Mon 15 Jan SCANFROM [trigger(today()-7)] MSG Martin Luther King b'day
OMIT [trigger(trigdate())]

REM Mon 1 Sep SCANFROM [trigger(today()-7)] MSG Labor Day
OMIT [trigger(trigdate())]

# Now check for shading.  It's fine to shade *today* because
# this is only relevant for calendars.
IF $NumTrig > n
   # At least one triggered!
   REM SPECIAL SHADE 150
ENDIF

NOTE: You may need a recent version of Remind for the samples above to work.

Regards,

David.