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From: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: check if properties drawer exists before creating or
 manipulating?
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:34:59 -0400
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Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com> writes:

> (still trying to set properties automatically when a minor-mode is
> set, see first message in thread)
>
> Is there a simple way to check if the properties drawer exists before
> creating one?
> I'm trying to add a hook to org-insert-heading-hook that will create a
> property drawer if one doesn't exist; I don't want to create a bunch
> of independent properties drawers.
>

Why can't you set properties directly with org-set-property? It'll
create the drawer if it does not exist and reuse the existing drawer
if it does.

Nick