From: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: org-agenda-files: using variables
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:08:58 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ilh5qh2d.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87ilh52o4p.fsf@debian-BULLSEYE-live-builder-AMD64
"Loris Bennett" <loris.bennett@fu-berlin.de> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I have
>
> (setq lb/org-directory "~/org/"))
> (setq lb/gtd-file (expand-file-name "gtd.org" lb/org-directory))
> (setq lb/refile-file (expand-file-name "refile.org" lb/org-directory))
> (setq org-agenda-files '(lb/gtd-file lb/refile-file))
>
> But generating the agenda fails with
>
> Wrong type argument: stringp, lb/gtd-file
>
> What is the correct syntax to use the variables in the list?
>
Quoting quotes everything including symbols, so you either do not
quote or use backquote:
(setq org-agenda-files (list lb/gtd-file lb/refile-file))
(setq org-agenda-files `(,lb/gtd-file ,lb/refile-file))
In this case, I'd prefer the first form, but the second form is often
useful - see
(info "(elisp)Backquote")
--
Nick
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-17 16:10 UTC|newest]
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2023-01-17 15:10 org-agenda-files: using variables Loris Bennett
2023-01-17 16:08 ` Nick Dokos [this message]
2023-01-18 6:55 ` Loris Bennett
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