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From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
Subject: Nick Dokos: Re: org-export-generic gives an error
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Noch einmal: I replied to srinivas and forgot to copy the list - sorry.

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Date:    Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:18:29 -0400
From:    Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
To:      srinivas <sp_us@yahoo.com>
cc:      nicholas.dokos@hp.com
Subject: Re: [Orgmode] org-export-generic gives an error 

srinivas <sp_us@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am trying to test org-export-generic. I have an org file which exports 
> correctly to html but when I tried the org-export-generic, I get the followin
g 
> error:
> 
> === from *Messages* buffer
> and: Symbol's function definition is void: characterp
> 
> My commands: C-c C-e g d (for demo)
> 
> I have tried C-c C-e g a (ascii) export but returns the same error.
> 
> Version Info:
> GNU Emacs 22.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2008-09-06 on SOFT-MJASON
> Org-mode version 6.28b
> 
> Any tips on what could be causing this error.
> 

characterp does not exist in emacs 22 (at least in 22.1.1 which is what
I have) - you can probably add a compatibility function in your .emacs,
perhaps something like this:

(if (< emacs-major-version 23)
    (defun characterp (obj)
      (and (char-or-string-p obj) (not (stringp obj)))))

HTH,
Nick

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