Re: [BUG?] org-open-file cannot handle spaces in file name?

[Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>]

On Jan 29, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Phil Jackson wrote:

> Phil Jackson <phil@shellarchive.co.uk> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> I'll try with 22 tomorrow and see what I get.
>
> 22.1.50.1 (5.19a):
>
> [[file:~/this is a file with space.pdf]]

Hi Phil, this is part of the problem, the link should look like this:

> [[file:~/this%20is%02a%20file%20with%20space.pdf][file:~/this is a  
> file with space.pdf]]



When you enter links with C-c C-l, this will be done automatically.

There is also another bug here which you have discovered, I have fixed  
it
for the next version.

- Carsten

>
>
> ,----[ trace ]
> | Debugger entered--Lisp error: (args-out-of-range 34 35)
> |   replace-match("/home/pjackso1/this\\ is\\ a\\ file\\ with\\  
> space.pdf"
> |   t t "evince %s") (setq cmd (replace-match (shell-quote-argument  
> file)
> |   t t cmd)) (while (string-match "%s" cmd) (setq cmd (replace-match
> |   ... t t cmd))) (cond ((and ... ...) (while ... ...)  
> (while ... ...)
> |   (save-window-excursion ...)) ((or $ (let* ((file ...) (apps ...)  
> (remp
> |   ...) (dirp ...) (dfile ...)  (old-buffer ...) (old-po$
> |   org-open-file("~/this is a file with space.pdf" nil nil nil) (if
> |   (string-match "[*?{]" (file-name-nondirectory path)) (dired path)
> |   (org-open-file pa$ (cond ((assoc type org-link-protocols) (funcall
> |   ... path)) ((equal type "mailto") (let $ (let (type path link line
> |   search (pos ...)) (catch (quote match) (save-excursion ... ..$ (if
> |   (org-at-timestamp-p t) (org-follow-timestamp-link) (let (type path
> |   link line search$ (catch (quote abort) (move-marker
> |   org-open-link-marker (point)) (setq org-window-config$
> |   org-open-at-point(nil) call-interactively(org-open-at-point)
> `----
>
>
> Cheers,
> Phil
> -- 
> Phil Jackson
> http://www.shellarchive.co.uk
>
>
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