Applescript to create a new task to log ad hoc request to document task for any follow up during weekly review.

OmniFocus_Ad_Hoc.scpt

-- Copyright (c) 2015 Jason Verly
-- Original script by Dan Byler (bylr.net)

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-- Name: OmniFocus_Ad_Hoc.scpt
-- Revised: 2015-09-05

-- set myFolderName to the name of the folder containing your the destination project
-- set myProjectName to the name of the destination project
-- set myContextName to the name of the destination context

property myFolderName : "Work"
--property myProjectName : "Ad Hoc"
property myProjectName : "Ad Hoc Work"
property myContextName : "Other Work"


on log_item(myTask)
	tell application "OmniFocus"
		tell default document
			-- project
			set myFolder to (get first folder whose name is myFolderName)
			repeat with thisProject in (flattened projects in myFolder)
				if name of thisProject is equal to myProjectName then
					set myProject to thisProject
					exit repeat
				end if
			end repeat
			
			-- context
			set myContext to (get first context whose name is myContextName)
			
			tell myProject
				make task with properties {name:myTask, context:myContext, defer date:(current date)}
			end tell
			
			display notification "\"" & myTask & "\"" & " logged to " & name of myProject
			
		end tell
	end tell
end log_item

on run
	tell application "OmniFocus"
		activate
		set mystring to text returned of (display dialog "Entry in " & myProjectName & ":" default answer "Enter requested ad hoc task")
		my log_item(mystring)
	end tell
end run