Took the suggestion to run edebug.
A couple of observations:

1) CAPTURE-journal buffer opens around line 485 but is is killed shortly
after
without the user (me) doing anything (just spacebar to step thru the code)

         (if (and (buffer-base-buffer (current-buffer))
              (string-match "\\`CAPTURE-" (buffer-name)))
         (kill-buffer (current-buffer))) ;killed here

2) Then later
The defen stops around line 491 of org-capture.el
         (error "Capture template `%s': %s"
            (org-capture-get :key)
            (nth 1 error))))

Any insight?

Thanks

Mike

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Mike Fitzgerald <mikef656@gmail.com> wrote:

> This part works as described:
>
> "start capture, I get another window where
> I'm presented with an "*Org Select*" buffer that offers me the available
> choices"
>
> However, this part does not work as expected:
> "when I select one of those I select one of those, I get a
> "CAPTURE-foo.org" buffer"
>
> I would expect:
> A) new buffer would be created
> and
> B) EMACS would switch to it
> and
> C) Some message with value to the user
>
> B and C do not happen.  A happens but I need to manually switch to it
>
> I get a message that has little value:
>     "Capture template `j': org-called-interactively-p"
>
> I have never used the working version of capture (this is it), but I have
> used
> remember a little and seem to recall it gives a message something
> like "C-c C-c" to finish.  I don't get any thing like this.
>
> This makes me think that a defun stopped somewhere that it was
> non designed to.
>
> The buffer that is created is and I an able to switch to is journal.org.
> This does not seem like a temp buffer, rather it seems like the final
> destination.
>
> Whatever defun sends "Capture template `j': org-called-interactively-p"
> seems to have stopped abnormally.
>
> This is my org setup near the top of my .emacs
>
> (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/org/org-7.8.11/contrib/lisp/")
> (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/org/org-7.8.11/lisp/")
> (require 'org-install)
> (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org$" . org-mode))
> (define-key global-map "\C-cl" 'org-store-link)
> (define-key global-map "\C-ca" 'org-agenda)
> (setq org-log-done t)
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
>
>       '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/gtd.org" "Tasks")
>              "* TODO %?\n  %i\n  %a")
>         ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree "~/org/journal.org")
>              "* %?\nEntered on %U\n  %i\n  %a")))
>
> ;org-capture binding
> ;(global-set-key "\C-c-c" 'org-capture)
> (global-set-key [(control c) (c)] 'org-capture)
>
>
> Does this look OK?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
>
>> Mike Fitzgerald <mikef656@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > To duplicate:
>> >
>>
>> I haven't tried specifically to duplicate your setup but org-capture
>> seems to work fine here.
>>
>> > 1) Run org-capture with C-c c
>> > 2) User is Promoted with the two templates expected
>> > (copied the templates from the org-mode site)
>> >
>> > 3) Enter j for journal
>> > 4) Expect switch to new buffer
>> > 5) No switch occurs
>>
>> So what happens instead? If I start capture, I get another window where
>> I'm presented with an "*Org Select*" buffer that offers me the available
>> choices and when I select one of those, I get a "CAPTURE-foo.org" buffer
>> for some value of "foo".  This is actually an indirect buffer and the
>> text should be inserted into the target location already, so you can
>> look at ~/org/journal.org (or whatever) and see that it contains the
>> partial entry just started.  See the description of org-capture: C-h f
>> org-capture RET.
>>
>> If I were you, I'd probably use edebug to step through the org-capture
>> function (and I'd forget about byte compiling anything until whatever
>> problem you have is identified and solved).
>>
>> HTH,
>> Nick
>>
>> > Note that journal.org is open, but I need to switch to it
>> >
>> > I expected EMACS to switch to a new buffer after choosing
>> > the template.
>> >
>> > Running GNU EMACS 23.3 on Win7
>> >
>> > Org mode update byte compiled by hand (without make) using
>> >
>> >    (defun my/compile-org(&optional directory)
>> >      "Compile all *.el files that come with org-mode."
>> >      (interactive)
>> >    ;Found on a org-mode related page.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> > Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and
>> > what in fact did happen.  You don't know how to make a good report?  See
>> >
>> >      http://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback
>> >
>> > Your bug report will be posted to the Org-mode mailing list.
>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.1.7600)
>> >  of 2011-03-10 on 3249CTO
>> > Package: Org-mode version 7.8.11
>> >
>> > current state:
>> > ==============
>> > (setq
>> >  org-log-done 'time
>> >  org-export-latex-after-initial-vars-hook
>> '(org-beamer-after-initial-vars)
>> >  org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook
>> org-babel-speed-command-hook)
>> >  org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
>> >  org-capture-templates '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/
>> gtd.org" "Tasks")
>> >               "* TODO %?\n  %i\n  %a")
>> >              ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree "~/org/journal.org")
>> >               "* %?\nEntered on %U\n  %i\n  %a")
>> >              )
>> >  org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
>> >  org-export-latex-format-toc-function
>> 'org-export-latex-format-toc-default
>> >  org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe
>> org-src-native-tab-command-maybe
>> >               org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe)
>> >  org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
>> org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
>> >  org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
>> >  org-export-first-hook '(org-beamer-initialize-open-trackers)
>> >  org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
>> >  org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
>> >  org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees
>> org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines
>> >           org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
>> >  org-export-preprocess-before-normalizing-links-hook
>> '(org-remove-file-link-modifiers)
>> >  org-mode-hook '(#[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
>> >            [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all
>> append local] 5]
>> >          #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
>> >            [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook
>> org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5]
>> >          org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
>> >  org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point
>> org-babel-execute-safely-maybe)
>> >  org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
>> >  org-export-interblocks '((src org-babel-exp-non-block-elements))
>> >  org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
>> >  org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
>> >  org-export-preprocess-before-selecting-backend-code-hook
>> '(org-beamer-select-beamer-code)
>> >  org-export-latex-final-hook '(org-beamer-amend-header
>> org-beamer-fix-toc
>> > org-beamer-auto-fragile-frames
>> >                    org-beamer-place-default-actions-for-lists)
>> >  org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
>> >  org-export-blocks '((src org-babel-exp-src-block nil)
>> >              (export-comment org-export-blocks-format-comment t)
>> >              (ditaa org-export-blocks-format-ditaa nil) (dot
>> org-export-blocks-format-dot nil))
>> >  )
>> >
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------
>> > Alternatives:
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------
>>
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