Re: Variable `org-mobile-directory` must point to an existing directory. Multiplatform setup, howto

["Orlando López D." <orlando.1982@gmail.com>]

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Yes, my user on the computer is "User". Thanks,

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Jonathan Leech-Pepin <
jonathan.leechpepin@gmail.com> wrote:

> Orlando,
>
> Is your username on the machine User?
>
> If it isn't you'll have to change "User" to whatever your account name is.
>
> If it is the right username, then I'm not sure why it wouldn't be
> detecting the correct path.
>
> Regards,
>
> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Orlando López D.
> <orlando.1982@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Jonathan,
> >
> > Thanks for your attention to this matter.
> >
> > After doing an evaluation, I am getting the correct path on my Windows
> > machine, which is "c:/Users/User/Dropbox/MobileOrg"
> >
> > What do you recommend that I try next?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 7:43 AM, Jonathan Leech-Pepin
> > <jonathan.leechpepin@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I think by default Windows tries to treat C:\ as ~ when it isn't
> >> explicitly defined beforehand.
> >>
> >> If you evaluate the following, does it give the same Windows path as
> >> to the actual folder?
> >>
> >> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
> >>  (expand-file-name "~/Dropbox/MobileOrg")
> >> #+end_src
> >>
> >> If not you'll want to try one of the following:
> >>
> >> 1) Set the Windows Environment Variable "HOME" to the desired location
> >> (C:\Users\<username> for example)
> >> 2) Move your Dropbox folder to the location shown by the above code
> >> snippet, it should then recognize it.
> >> 3) Replace =~/Dropbox/= in your configuration with the full path to
> >> the Dropbox folder.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 3:17 AM, Ian Barton <lists@wilkesley.net>
> wrote:
> >> > On 28/05/12 15:45, Orlando wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Ian Barton<lists<at>  wilkesley.net>  writes:
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> On 26/05/12 20:00, Orlando López D. wrote:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I configured emacs org-mode on a Mac, working properly, having my
> org
> >> >>>> files and MobileOrg file within my DropBox folder ( ~/DropBox/ ).
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Now, I will like to get my emacs setup working properly on my
> Windows
> >> >>>> box. I have been able to get it working in terms of reading my
> .emacs
> >> >>>> file and emacs.d folder, shared through simlink config.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Everything seems to be working properly, except that when I  want
> to
> >> >>>> execute org-mobile-pull or org-mobile-push on Windows, I get the
> >> >>>> following error: "Variable `org-mobile-directory` must point to an
> >> >>>> existing directory "
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> The problem seems to be that emacs isn't configured to read or
> point
> >> >>>> to
> >> >>>> the org-mobile directory , per the paths set in .emacs (eg. =
> >> >>>> "~/DropBox/ ...........").
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Running on Linux I found I needed the following in my .emacs:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> (setq org-directory "~/dropbox/org/org_files")
> >> >>> (setq org-mobile-directory "~/dropbox/MobileOrg")
> >> >>> (setq org-mobile-inbox-for-pull
> >> >>> "~/dropbox/org/org_files/tasks/org_inbox.org")
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Have you got all these set? Somewhere there is a possible bug where
> a
> >> >>> misleading error message gets displayed referring to
> >> >>> org-mobile-directory, when it means org-directory. I keep meaning to
> >> >>> try
> >> >>> and track it down.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Ian.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Ian, thanks for your e-mail.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have the following configuration, which doesn´t seems to defer in
> >> >> concept with
> >> >> yours:
> >> >>
> >> >> ;; Set to the location of your Org files on your local system
> >> >> (setq org-directory "~/DropBox/org")
> >> >> ;; Set to the name of the file where new notes will be stored
> >> >> (setq org-mobile-inbox-for-pull "~/DropBox/org/flagged.org")
> >> >> ;; Set to<your Dropbox root directory>/MobileOrg.
> >> >> (setq org-mobile-directory "~/Dropbox/MobileOrg")
> >> >>
> >> >> Which could be the reason why Windows isn´t locating the path to the
> >> >> existing
> >> >> directory? Do I need to have any specific configuration on .emacs for
> >> >> Mac
> >> >> and
> >> >> for Windows?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Orlando,
> >> >
> >> > I haven't used emacs on Windows for a long time. However, I don't know
> >> > if
> >> > Windows understands the concept of "~/", unless there is some emacs
> >> > configuration that allows this. Have you tried setting the paths
> >> > explicitly
> >> > e.g. (setq org-directory "C:/DropBox/org")
> >> >
> >> > Ian.
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>

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