What I’m trying to do
I’m sorry for being such a dumbass, but I’m dyslexic and reading all the docs does my tiny nut in! I’m trying to limit a Tasks query so it does not include a specific folder. I’ve done the fancy callout view, and it worked fine until I tried adding ‘does not include’ line. I don’t get all the words that describe the process (pasted below.) It would be so much easier for a non programmer/left brained person if they just gave actual examples rather then trying to explain it in technical language… I’ve tried this but it’s obviously wrong -
> [!check] Tasks
> ```tasks
> not done
> folder does not include {{root/home/templates}}
> ```
Folder
Released
- Introduced in Tasks 3.4.0.
- Placeholders were released in Tasks 4.7.0.
This is the
folderto the file that contains the task, which will be/for files in root of the vault.
folder (includes|does not include) <folder>
- Matches case-insensitive (disregards capitalization).
- Use
{{query.file.folder}}as a placeholder for the folder of the file containing the current query.
- For example,
folder includes {{query.file.folder}}, which will match tasks in the folder containing the query and all sub-folders.- Useful reading: Query Properties and Placeholders
folder (regex matches|regex does not match) /<JavaScript-style Regex>/
- Does regular expression match (case-sensitive by default).
- Essential reading: Regular Expression Searches.
Since Tasks 4.2.0, custom filtering by folder is now possible, using
task.file.folder.Since Tasks 5.1.0, the query’s file root can be used conveniently in custom filters:
query.file.root- Useful reading: Query Properties.
filter by function task.file.folder === "Work/Projects/"
- Find tasks in files in any file in the given folder only, and not any sub-folders.
- The equality test,
===, requires that the trailing slash (/) be included.filter by function task.file.folder.includes("Work/Projects/")
- Find tasks in files in a specific folder and any sub-folders.
filter by function task.file.folder.includes( query.file.folder )
- Find tasks in files in the folder that contains the query and any sub-folders.
filter by function task.file.folder === query.file.folder
- Find tasks in files in the folder that contains the query only (not tasks in any sub-folders).
filter by function task.file.folder.includes("Work/Projects")
- By leaving off the trailing slash (
/) this would also find tasks in any file inside folders such as:
Work/Projects 2023/Work/Projects Top Secret/