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From: "Loris Bennett" <loris.bennett@fu-berlin.de>
To: Org Mode Mailing List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: org-agenda-files: using variables
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:55:35 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y1q0gwm0.fsf@debian-BULLSEYE-live-builder-AMD64> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87ilh5qh2d.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> (Nick Dokos's message of "Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:08:58 -0500")

Hi Nick,

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> "Loris Bennett" <loris.bennett@fu-berlin.de> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have
>>
>>   (setq lb/org-directory "~/org/"))
>>   (setq lb/gtd-file (expand-file-name "gtd.org" lb/org-directory))
>>   (setq lb/refile-file (expand-file-name "refile.org" lb/org-directory))
>>   (setq org-agenda-files '(lb/gtd-file lb/refile-file))
>>
>> But generating the agenda fails with
>>
>>   Wrong type argument: stringp, lb/gtd-file  
>>
>> What is the correct syntax to use the variables in the list?
>>
>
> Quoting quotes everything including symbols, so you either do not
> quote or use backquote:
>
>   (setq org-agenda-files (list lb/gtd-file lb/refile-file))
>   (setq org-agenda-files `(,lb/gtd-file ,lb/refile-file))
>
> In this case, I'd prefer the first form, but the second form is often
> useful - see
>
>   (info "(elisp)Backquote")

Thanks, in particular also for the link to the relevant documentation.

Cheers,

Loris

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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-01-17 15:10 org-agenda-files: using variables Loris Bennett
2023-01-17 16:08 ` Nick Dokos
2023-01-18  6:55   ` Loris Bennett [this message]

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