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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: Nik Clayton <nik@ngo.org.uk>
Cc: emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: API for manipulating #+PROPERTY entries?
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:47:07 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <875zsx3gqs.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKJTzL5X3_yZ38Ns8M886FYfT4k4+wLxxLTYcgTBKQH7V3-JJA@mail.gmail.com> (Nik Clayton's message of "Tue, 5 Mar 2019 07:51:06 +0100")

Hello,

Nik Clayton <nik@ngo.org.uk> writes:

> Is there an API for manipulating properties that are set in #+PROPERTY
> lines before the first headline of a file (i.e., not in a property
> drawer)?

There is no API for keywords.

> Using org-entry-put when point is before the first headline throws a
> "Before first headline" error (when when the #+PROPERTY line already exists
> and I want to update an existing entry).

`org-entry-put' is for node properties. Those do not necessary have
a keyword equivalent. Reciprocally, some keywords cannot be translated
into node properties.

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2019-03-05  7:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-03-05  6:51 API for manipulating #+PROPERTY entries? Nik Clayton
2019-03-05  7:47 ` Nicolas Goaziou [this message]
2019-03-05 18:38 ` John Kitchin

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