applescript for use with quicksilver to log text with date and timestamp

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This is a simple AppleScript designed for use with QuickSilver to log text to a file with a date and timestamp.

Instructions for use...

• Edit the script to set your file path appropriately. Mine is set to write output to my "log.txt" file in my "taskpaper" folder under Dropbox.
• Open up script editor, paste in the script.
• Save it to your ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions folder as something like LogIt.scpt. If the actions folder doesn't exist, go ahead and create it.
• Restart Quicksilver.
• Invoke Quicksilver, type ".", type your text, TAB, type "LogIt", hit enter. Voila, your text is appended to your log file with the date & timestamp at the beginning of the line.

For bonus points, set the "Open With..." setting on your log file to always open with the Console app. That way, when you view this file, you'll have quick access tools for filtering and searching through the file.

LogIt.scpt

using terms from application "Quicksilver"
	on process text log_text
		set theDate to (do shell script "date '+%A %d-%m-%Y'")
		set theTime to (do shell script "date '+%H:%M'")
		set theText to log_text
		if (log_text is equal to "start") then
			set theText to "

---
" & theDate & "
---

"
		else
			set theText to "
" & theTime & "
" & log_text & "
"
		end if
		set thePosixFilePath to "/Users/chappellp8b/Documents/_log/log.txt" as string
		set theFilePath to POSIX file thePosixFilePath
		set theFileReference to open for access theFilePath with write permission
		write theText to theFileReference starting at eof
		close access theFileReference
	end process text
end using terms from

I've modified the original script so that if you log "start" it renders today's date as a delimiter, otherwise it logs your text as a timestamped entry.