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From: John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Programmatically constructing org documents
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I don't know if there is a "correct" way. It might depend on how
sophisticated the document is. I usually use strings and format.
Sometimes that is a pain though, if there is a lot of conditional
formatting. So the question is which is easier for your situation, and I
would say easier is "correct" ;)

Arun Isaac writes:

> What is the "correct" way to programmatically construct org documents?
>
> Should I construct a parse tree, and then use
> `org-element-interpret-data' to convert it org syntax?
>
> Or, should I use string and buffer functions (such as `format' and
> `insert') to construct org syntax directly?
>
> Thank you,
> Arun Isaac.


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