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From: 'Mash <mashdot@toshine.net>
Subject: Re: org-agenda-files defvar directory "evaluation" ?
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:45 +0100
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Resolved this via stackoverflow.

(setq org-agenda-files (list org-dir))

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17020119/org-mode-org-agenda-files-defvar=
-directory-evaluation/17021834

Quoting 'Mash <mashdot@toshine.net>:

> Sorry not quite sure how to phrase the problem in the subject line there.
>
> I have the following setup in my .emacs ...
>
> (defvar org-dir "/home/mash/read/org/")
>
> And use it around such as ...
>
> (setq org-directory org-dir)
> (setq org-default-notes-file (concat org-dir "mash.org"))
>
> Now I understand that you can specify a directory such as ...
>
> (setq org-agenda-files '("/home/mash/read/org/"))
>
> But how would I do this with the variable?
>
> (setq org-agenda-files '(org-dir))
> (setq org-agenda-files '(,(org-dir))
>
> Any ideas as I would like to use it in my capture templates too ...
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
>       '(
> =09("t" "Test" entry (file+headline (concat org-dir "test.org" "test")
> =09 "* %?")
>         ))
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> 'Mash
>

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