BUG: CSV export not exporting parent IDs

[Timmy Horgan]

Hi,

I'm possibly doing something wrong, but when I go to import a csv file the task indentation seems to be lost. This occurs even for csv files which were themselves exported from todolist. Outline text export/import seems to work OK. Am I missing a setting?

For interest, background is I am looking to port all of my todoist tasks across, after writing a python script using the pytodoist module. (If interested happy to pass it on).

Thanks,
Tim

[.dan.g.]

Hi Tim

I can understand how you might expect the import of CSV to work the same way as the Outline import but they actually differ significantly.

Importing the Outline format relies on the indentation because that's all there is, but the current CSV import relies on the task's Parent ID being present as this is far more reliable. I acknowledge that this important piece of information is probably not available anywhere except in my head.

So in the case of your python script you need only auto generate IDs (starting at 1) as you port each task across.

In the meantime, I will have a look at using the indent as a fallback but I suggest you don't wait for me :)

Dan

[Timmy Horgan]

Hi Dan,

Thanks a million for getting back to me.

I had been trying to import a tasklist which had itself been exported from todolist as a test, so it did have the Task ID and Parent ID. What I hadn't realised is that all the parent ID's were empty! I remade the csv using custom field export and reimported, and that worked fine.

Retried using 'visible columns only' and left check on for 'always export task and parent ID', but the Parent ID column was empty - possible bug?

Thanks again,
Tim

[.dan.g.]

>> but the Parent ID column was empty - possible bug?

Sounds like it. I've changed the title appropriately.

[.dan.g.]

Hi Tim

Can you verify that it's fixed in 7.0.10.1 pls?

On Wednesday, 16 December 2015 07:53:11 UTC+11, Timmy Horgan wrote:

[Timmy Horgan]

Hi Dan,

Yes checked it after upgrading and the CSV export works as intended now.

Thanks,
Tim