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From: Jambunathan K <kjambunathan@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How to debug "Specified time is not representable"
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:22:20 +0530
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Karl Voit <devnull@Karl-Voit.at> writes:

> Hi!
>
> When I get =C2=ABSpecified time is not representable=C2=BB while creating=
 the
> Agenda view, I want to get more information *where* the problem is.
>
> I found [1] and following and so I got it that there is no way of
> managing timestamps before 1970 :-(
>
> Is there a way to get to the problematic time stamp?
>
>   1. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2011-05/msg00729.html

Hope you have looked at C-h v org-read-date-force-compatible-dates=20

A simple M-x grep-find on .org files for the year should work.

You may also try

M-x debug-on-entry RET ding RET

Look at the backtrace and see whether you can get some clues.

Works best if your orgmode is not compiled

--=20