Help Import Task

Thom · May 31, 2015

I cannot import any task stored at ...
/sdcard/Tasker/tasks/
... like ...
/sdcard/Tasker/tasks/aTest.tsk.xml
... the flash reports Done. but the task is not listed.

As a test ... tried a task I have called aDT

Long press on aDT
Select Settings
Select Export
Select XML to SD
Flash says Done.

I then have a ...
/sdcard/Tasker/tasks/aDT.tsk.xml
... that I rename to ...
/sdcard/Tasker/tasks/aDT2.tsk.xml

Select a different project
Select Tasks tab
Select Import
Select aDT2
Flash says Done.

The task aDT2 is not listed.

This is my first attempt to import a tsk.xml file.

... Thom

Thom · Jun 2, 2015

The result of further investigation and communication with the developer ...

The task name is not the name of the .tsk.xml file. It only starts out that way on the export. Then task name is in the file on a "nme" statement ... like ... <nme>tlaTest</nme>
If you import a task that already exists in any project it will overwrite the task with the imported task.
If you export a task, switch to a different project, and import the task it will overwrite the task in the original project a leave y0u postponed in the new project looking at a blank.
The developer will change this so that when you import a task and the task already exists then you will be positioned to the project where the task is located. This should remove the confusion and show you where the task is located.

As a final test of the current method I ...

Created a simple task with a Popup.
Exported the task.
Changed the text in the Popup of the original task.
Switched to a different project.
Imported the task.
It displayed a blank in the current project and overwrote the task in the original project with the original data.

In the future it will position back to the original project.

... Thom