Re: Capture template to capture in current buffer

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On 2016-11-10 11:35, Rainer M Krug wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am trying to get an in-buffer logging to work. I want to log some
> changes in the file and I am using the following template, which was
> working some (longer?) time ago:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (setq org-capture-templates
>       `(
>         ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;::
>         ;; In File Logging ::
>         ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;::
>         ("c"   "Changes to be logged in buffer"
>          entry   (file+headline (buffer-file-name) "CHANGES Log")
>          "* %^{Header of CHANGES item}\nLOGGED: %T \n- link     :: %a
> \n- author   :: Rainer M Krug, email: Rainer@krugs.de\n %?")
>         ))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> But now I get the following error message when using the capture
> template:
> 
> ,----
> | if: Target buffer ".notes" for file+headline should be in Org mode
> `----
> 
I had a similar problem. Have a look at: 
https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/5b3mtr/orgmode_capture_template_issue_after_updating_to/

I fixed my problem by:

("c"
    "New blog post (cycling.ianbarton.net)"
    plain
    (file (lambda() (capture-pelican-draft-file  
"~/Documents/emacs/web_sites/cycling.ianbarton.net/org/_posts")))
    "#+AUTHOR: Ian Barton\n#+DATE: %u\n#+PROPERTY: MODIFIED: 
\n#+TITLE\n#+CATEGORY: Blog \n#+PROPERTY: TAGS \n#+PROPERTY: SUMMARY 
\n")

capture-pelican-draft-file is a function that gets the file name.

So

           entry   (file+headline (lambda() buffer-file-name)) "CHANGES 
Log")
           "* %^{Header of CHANGES item}\nLOGGED: %T \n- link     :: %a
  \n- author   :: Rainer M Krug, email: Rainer@krugs.de\n %?")

may fix your problem (not tested).

Ian.