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From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
To: John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com>
Cc: nicholas.dokos@hp.com, emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Handling errors in command line exporting of agenda?
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:09:14 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5653.1312837754@alphaville.americas.hpqcorp.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Message from John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> of "Mon\, 08 Aug 2011 15\:54\:32 CDT." <CA+M2ft9Wq5oLxapL_wVviJWR30_7D7ya-JqmHpuwTX+Cu0KaPg@mail.gmail.com>

John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
> > John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 1:59 PM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi John,
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM, John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> If you can use wildcards to specify your files, it might be possible by
> >> >>> just one extra call to --eval. Something like this might work:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> emacs --batch -l ~/.emacs --eval '(find-file-read-only "<wildcard>" t)' \
> >> >>>      --eval '(org-batch-agenda "w")' > ~/org/aux/agenda-export.txt
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> Hmm. That might work. Everything I pull from is in ~/org... could the
> >> >> wildcard simply be "~/*.org"? Forgive my emacs wildcard ignorance.
> >> >
> >> > As far as I know, emacs accepts any wildcard that is valid in the shell.
> >> > Since all your files are in ~/org, I would say try "~/org/*.org". The
> >> > '~/org/' limits it to files within your org directory and the '*.org'[1]
> >> > limits it to all files with a .org extension.
> >
> > Not true - if you want wildcards expanded, you have to do it yourself.
> > E.g. C-h f file-expand-wildcards
> >
> > ,----
> > | file-expand-wildcards is a compiled Lisp function in `files.el'.
> > |
> > | (file-expand-wildcards PATTERN &optional FULL)
> > |
> > | Expand wildcard pattern PATTERN.
> > | This returns a list of file names which match the pattern.
> > |
> > | If PATTERN is written as an absolute file name,
> > | the values are absolute also.
> > |
> > | If PATTERN is written as a relative file name, it is interpreted
> > | relative to the current default directory, `default-directory'.
> > | The file names returned are normally also relative to the current
> > | default directory.  However, if FULL is non-nil, they are absolute.
> > `----
> >
> 
> Thanks. I tried with this based on this new information:
> 
> ,---
> |  emacs --batch -l ~/.emacs --eval '(find-file-read-only \
> | (file-expand-wildcards "~/org/*.org") t)' \
> | --eval '(org-batch-agenda "e")' > ~/org/aux/agenda-export.txt
> `---
> 
> But I get this error:
> ,---
> | Wrong type argument: stringp, ("~/org/file1.org" "~/org/file2.org"... etc.)
> `---
> 
> I'm assuming something about how I used this is returning the wrong data type?

Yes:

| This returns a list of file names which match the pattern.

so you have to loop over the list.

Nick

PS. BTW, don't take this as an endorsement of the course you are
following.  I don't have the time to think much about it, and I don't
have a better solution, but personally, I would try to find another
method: my knee-jerk reaction was to use emacsclient if emacs is running
(if not, fall back to emacs --batch: since no other instance is running,
you wouldn't have to deal with locking in that case).  But that may or
may not work - I just don't know.

> 
> As another option, if I run this and just respond with "p" when I'm
> asked about the lock (proceed), it works. I'm assuming that running
> agenda won't mess up an unsaved file, but that it just accesses it for
> todos and other information. If this is the case and an automatic
> "proceed" is safe... is there a way to pass some sort of "--force"
> option to emacs from the command line to override the lock when it's
> encountered?
> 
> I'm running through cron and thus am not able to manually respond to the prompt.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> John
> 
> > Nick
> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> Bummer, this is not working:
> >>
> >> ,---
> >> | emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -eval '(find-file-read-only "~/org/*.org" t)' \
> >> | -eval '(org-batch-agenda "e")' > ~/org/aux/agenda-export.txt
> >> `---
> >>
> >> Do you see anything wrong with that? I guess I wonder what that first
> >> part will do as perhaps the org-batch-agenda command is not
> >> necessarily going to follow suit with the read-only command. As in,
> >> does the first eval command affect anything that the org-batch-agenda
> >> command is going to do? Is it trying to do the equivalent of opening
> >> up all *.org files in read-only buffers and then run the agenda
> >> export?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> John
> >> > I hope this helps. :)
> >> >
> >> > Footnotes:
> >> >
> >> > [1] The asterisk (*) stands for zero or more characters. You can find
> >> >    more details in `man bash` under the heading "Pattern Matching".
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Suvayu
> >> >
> >> > Open source is the future. It sets us free.
> >> >
> >>
> >
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2011-08-08 21:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 217+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-08-05 22:15 Handling errors in command line exporting of agenda? John Hendy
2011-08-05 23:34 ` suvayu ali
2011-08-05 23:35   ` suvayu ali
2011-08-08 18:12   ` John Hendy
2011-08-08 18:28     ` suvayu ali
2011-08-08 18:53       ` John Hendy
2011-08-08 18:59         ` suvayu ali
2011-08-08 19:48           ` John Hendy
2011-08-08 20:22             ` suvayu ali
2011-08-08 20:31               ` John Hendy
2011-08-08 20:33               ` Nick Dokos
2011-08-08 20:37             ` Nick Dokos
2011-08-08 20:54               ` John Hendy
2011-08-08 21:09                 ` Nick Dokos [this message]
2011-08-08 21:27                   ` John Hendy
2011-08-08 21:30               ` suvayu ali
2011-08-08 22:17                 ` Nick Dokos
2011-08-08 21:46             ` suvayu ali
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-03-19 21:40 python sessions Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-20  0:04 ` John Hendy
2013-03-20  3:07   ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-20  6:44     ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20 12:54       ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-20 14:08         ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-20 14:28           ` Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-20 17:21         ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20  7:08   ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20 15:38     ` John Hendy
2013-03-20 15:42       ` John Hendy
2013-03-20 16:06       ` Nick Dokos
     [not found]         ` <CAFChFygsUeBejEY6m2bSU0C5cjLYz0nUADH=s+BYxajfZ2sKKQ@mail.gmail.com>
2013-03-20 16:12           ` Fwd: " Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-20 17:08         ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20 17:25           ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-20 17:54             ` John Hendy
2013-03-20 18:15               ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-20 18:32                 ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-20 18:39                   ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-20 18:43                   ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20 19:42                     ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-20 19:53                       ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20 20:12                         ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-20 20:25                           ` Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-20 22:06                             ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-20 18:42                 ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-20 19:01             ` Andreas Röhler
     [not found]       ` <CAFChFygPrhuHHyMo2Vk2_OdksWVB=oACA7jnOXN+itUNqh-nqw@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]         ` <CA+M2ft9bO7DU61vVeYrhduVvkg1V6PMuiyvsOy5tNWuXcSUEpw@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]           ` <CAFChFyhbeXE4HNLKA6Ubii+MtQwD7=4khAypa+--coZrQiJekA@mail.gmail.com>
2013-03-21  1:22             ` Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-21  1:54               ` John Hendy
2013-03-21  1:56                 ` Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-21  7:42                   ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-21  7:43                     ` Bastien
2013-03-21  8:13                       ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-23 22:07                         ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-24  1:29                           ` John Hendy
2013-03-24 22:59                             ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-25  2:38                               ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-25  2:59                                 ` John Hendy
2013-03-25  6:34                                   ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-25 15:40                                   ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-25 15:55                                     ` John Hendy
2013-03-25 16:07                                       ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-25 16:41                                         ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-25 16:01                                     ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-25 16:23                                       ` John Hendy
2013-03-25 16:43                                         ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-25 17:27                                           ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-25 17:41                                             ` John Hendy
2013-03-25 18:16                                               ` Ista Zahn
2013-03-25 19:30                                             ` Ivan Andrus
2013-03-24  7:47                           ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-24 14:47                             ` John Hendy
2013-03-24 15:30                               ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-24 16:58                               ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-24 16:59                                 ` John Hendy
2013-03-24 18:41                                   ` Nick Dokos
2013-03-25 20:46                                     ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-25 21:37                                       ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-26  6:29                                         ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-26 12:32                                           ` Eric Schulte
2013-03-26 21:41                                             ` Gary Oberbrunner
2013-03-26 21:47                                               ` John Hendy
2013-03-27  6:19                                               ` Andreas Röhler
2013-03-30  7:19                                                 ` Andreas Röhler
2012-10-31  6:12 Bug? R: Org babel block execution *drastically* slower than in ESS session directly John Hendy
2012-10-31 16:41 ` cberry
2012-10-31 17:18   ` John Hendy
2012-10-31 20:12     ` cberry
2012-10-31 20:23       ` John Hendy
2012-10-31 20:56         ` Thomas S. Dye
2012-10-31 23:00           ` Nick Dokos
2012-10-31 22:53         ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-01 14:53           ` John Hendy
2012-11-01 15:38             ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-01 18:17               ` John Hendy
2012-11-01 18:18               ` John Hendy
2012-11-01 18:48                 ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-14  3:27                   ` Aaron Ecay
2012-11-14  4:52                     ` John Hendy
2012-11-14  6:32                       ` Aaron Ecay
2012-11-14  8:28                         ` Thomas S. Dye
2012-11-14  8:35                           ` Andreas Leha
2012-11-16 15:45                             ` Eric Schulte
2012-11-16 17:47                               ` Andreas Leha
2012-11-16 19:00                                 ` John Hendy
2012-11-16 20:25                                 ` Achim Gratz
2012-11-17 17:12                                   ` Eric Schulte
2012-11-18  0:41                               ` Aaron Ecay
2012-11-18  0:57                                 ` Eric Schulte
2012-11-18  1:41                                   ` Aaron Ecay
2012-11-19  1:18                                     ` Eric Schulte
2012-11-19  5:11                                       ` Eric Schulte
2012-08-26 20:11 Alternate format for datetree c b
2012-08-27  1:16 ` John Hendy
2012-08-27  4:04   ` Nick Dokos
2012-08-27  6:08     ` John Hendy
2012-08-28  8:49       ` Ian Barton
2012-08-28 12:49         ` Nick Dokos
2012-08-28 12:50         ` Nick Dokos
2012-08-29  7:49           ` Ian Barton
     [not found]             ` <lists@manor-farm.org>
2012-08-29 14:17               ` Nick Dokos
2012-08-29 14:25             ` John Hendy
2012-08-29 20:01               ` Ian Barton
2012-09-06  7:46                 ` Ian Barton
2012-09-06  5:42       ` c b
2012-09-06  6:26         ` Nick Dokos
2012-09-06  7:00         ` Jambunathan K
2012-09-06 15:33         ` John Hendy
2012-09-06 16:08           ` Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2011-11-02  2:22 Pass LaTeX exporter option prior to \documentclass John Hendy
2011-11-02  2:43 ` suvayu ali
2011-11-02 10:30   ` suvayu ali
2011-11-03 17:48     ` John Hendy
2011-11-03 17:55       ` suvayu ali
2011-11-03 18:07         ` John Hendy
2011-11-04 17:29           ` Nick Dokos
2011-11-04 19:29             ` suvayu ali
2011-10-19 14:54 Prompt for time when clocking in? Nathan Neff
2011-10-19 15:12 ` John Hendy
2011-10-19 15:35   ` Nick Dokos
2011-10-20 16:15     ` Nathan Neff
2011-10-20 17:09       ` Nick Dokos
2011-10-20 17:44         ` Nathan Neff
2011-10-19 16:37 ` Bernt Hansen
2011-06-15 10:29 BUG: Newest org-mode interferes with desktop save Rainer M Krug
2011-06-15 16:49 ` Eric Schulte
2011-06-15 17:35   ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-15 18:23     ` Rainer M Krug
2011-06-15 18:21   ` Rainer M Krug
2011-06-15 18:31     ` Eric Schulte
2011-06-15 18:59       ` Rainer M Krug
2011-06-15 22:40         ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-16  7:15           ` Rainer M Krug
2011-06-16  7:29             ` Jambunathan K
2011-06-16  8:22               ` Rainer M Krug
2011-05-24 15:54 Passing font size to exported LaTeX table John Hendy
2011-05-24 16:44 ` Sebastien Vauban
2011-05-24 18:57   ` John Hendy
2011-05-24 19:25     ` Nick Dokos
2011-05-24 19:31       ` John Hendy
2011-05-24 19:58         ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-05-24 20:42           ` Nick Dokos
2011-05-24 21:12             ` Nick Dokos
2011-05-24 21:19               ` Nick Dokos
2011-05-25  7:22                 ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-05-27  0:58                   ` suvayu ali
2011-05-27  6:46                     ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-05-27  7:07                       ` suvayu ali
2011-05-27 16:17                         ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-05-27 16:50                           ` Suvayu Ali
2011-05-27 17:37                             ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-05-27 18:30                               ` Suvayu Ali
2011-05-27 21:25                                 ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-05-28  7:17                                   ` Sebastien Vauban
2011-05-28 10:14                                     ` Suvayu Ali
2011-05-28 15:21                                       ` Nick Dokos
2011-05-28 18:10                                         ` Suvayu Ali
2011-06-01 18:50                                   ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-01 19:08                                     ` Suvayu Ali
2011-06-10 22:31                                       ` Suvayu Ali
2011-06-13  1:38                                         ` suvayu ali
2011-06-13  1:52                                         ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-13  2:40                                           ` Suvayu Ali
2011-06-13  3:29                                             ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-13  3:45                                           ` Thomas S. Dye
2011-06-13  4:27                                             ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-13  4:56                                               ` Suvayu Ali
2011-06-13  5:29                                                 ` Nick Dokos
2011-06-13  6:42                                                   ` Suvayu Ali
2011-05-24 20:06         ` Nick Dokos
2011-05-24 19:42       ` Sebastien Vauban
2010-08-21 19:30 Gnuplot unevenly spaced non-numeric data plot? John Hendy
2010-08-21 20:35 ` Eric S Fraga
2010-08-21 20:41 ` Nick Dokos
2010-08-21 21:11   ` John Hendy
2010-08-21 22:41     ` John Hendy
2010-08-21 23:17       ` Nick Dokos
2010-08-23 14:22         ` John Hendy
2010-08-23 15:16           ` Nick Dokos
     [not found]             ` <AANLkTi=WTLBL1Giq0GTrjCo-A1s=iP4u1Qxn57cH-xnB@mail.gmail.com>
     [not found]               ` <AANLkTimSVm=-2o39CQ9wSMT276Dee4Tuj9jLKJH-c+cd@mail.gmail.com>
2010-08-24  2:44                 ` [For Worg?] " John Hendy
2010-08-24  5:25                   ` suvayu ali
2010-08-24  5:56               ` Nick Dokos
2010-08-25  0:32                 ` Eric Schulte
2010-08-25  1:06                   ` John Hendy
2010-08-25  1:35                     ` Eric Schulte
2010-08-25 18:38                       ` John Hendy
2010-08-25 18:52                         ` Eric Schulte
     [not found]         ` <jw.hendy@gmail.com>
2012-03-12 21:13           ` Beamer specific setupfile? John Hendy
2012-03-12 21:48             ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-12 22:09               ` John Hendy
2012-03-12 22:30                 ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-12 22:44                   ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-13  5:02                     ` John Hendy
2012-03-13  5:46                       ` Nick Dokos
2012-04-25  8:16                         ` Eric Fraga
2012-04-25  8:59                           ` Eric Fraga
2012-03-12 23:01                 ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-12 21:51             ` Nick Dokos
2012-03-12 22:05             ` Nick Dokos

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