Re: [Orgmode] property constants in elisp formulas

[Eddward DeVilla]

On 10/23/07, Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> wrote:
> I believe you can, yes.  Why don;y you just try and watch the effect
> by turning on formula debugging?

It works now.  I just wasn't sure if it was supposed to.  cool.

> BTW, 5.13d omits the parenthesis in Lisp formula interpolation...

Great!  Thanks.  Did you notice the other two problems in my email?  I
wasn't sure if they got lost after the long example.  The underscore
in properties isn't that big of a deal, but the problem with the
formula editor is really annoying.

Edd

> - Carsten
>
> On Oct 19, 2007, at 10:32 PM, Eddward DeVilla wrote:
>
> > Now, just as a stupid question, if I put a lisp expression into a
> > property, can I use it in a formula?
> >
> > ===== sample ========
> > * top
> >   :PROPERTIES:
> >   :fives:    (0  8  16)
> >   :fours:    (2  18 58)
> >   :threes:   (6  11 33)
> >   :twos:     (3  13 36)
> >   :ones:     (0  13 59)
> >   :zeros:    (0  6  23)
> >   :null:     (17 8  59)
> >   :END:
> >
> > *** test 1
> >     |   | day | hour | minute |
> >     |---+-----+------+--------|
> >     | # |   0 |    8 |     16 |
> >     | # |   2 |   18 |     58 |
> >     | # |   6 |   11 |     33 |
> >     | # |   3 |   13 |     36 |
> >     | # |   0 |   13 |     59 |
> >     | # |   0 |    6 |     23 |
> >     | # |  17 |    8 |     59 |
> > #+TBLFM: @2$2='(car   '$PROP_fives)::@2$3='(cadr
> > '$PROP_fives)::@2$4='(caddr '$PROP_fives)::@3$2='(car
> > '$PROP_fours)::@3$3='(cadr  '$PROP_fours)::@3$4='(caddr
> > '$PROP_fours)::@4$2='(car   '$PROP_threes)::@4$3='(cadr
> > '$PROP_threes)::@4$4='(caddr '$PROP_threes)::@5$2='(car
> > '$PROP_twos)::@5$3='(cadr  '$PROP_twos)::@5$4='(caddr
> > '$PROP_twos)::@6$2='(car   '$PROP_ones)::@6$3='(cadr
> > '$PROP_ones)::@6$4='(caddr '$PROP_ones)::@7$2='(car
> > '$PROP_zeros)::@7$3='(cadr  '$PROP_zeros)::@7$4='(caddr
> > '$PROP_zeros)::@8$2='(car   '$PROP_null)::@8$3='(cadr
> > '$PROP_null)::@8$4='(caddr '$PROP_null)
> >
> > ==========================
> >
> > Also, in the above example, the property values were aligned for me.
> > In my previous example, that didn't happen.  It seems that the
> > alignment code does like underscores in names
> >
> > ===== sample ======
> > * top
> >   :PROPERTIES:
> >   :fives:    0  8  16
> >   :d_5: 0
> >   :fours:    2  18 58
> >   :END:
> >
> > =================
> >
> > Lastly, since I'm whining, there's a bug in the formula editor that
> > I'm not sure if I've mentioned before.  Edit the table below with C-c
> > '.  The '(@-I$2..$2) will become '(@-I$2..B&) which causes #ERRORs.
> >
> > ====== sample =======
> > * top
> >   :PROPERTIES:
> >   :fives:    0  8  16
> >   :fours:    2  18 58
> >   :threes:   6  11 33
> >   :twos:     3  13 36
> >   :ones:     0  13 59
> >   :zeros:    0  6  23
> >   :null:     17 8  59
> >   :END:
> >
> > *** test 2
> >     |   | day |    |
> >     |---+-----+----|
> >     | # |   0 |  0 |
> >     | # |   2 |  2 |
> >     | # |   6 |  8 |
> >     | # |   3 | 11 |
> >     | # |   0 | 11 |
> >     | # |   0 | 11 |
> >     | # |  17 | 28 |
> > #+TBLFM: $3='(apply '+ '(@-I$2..$2));N::@2$2='(car
> > '$PROP_fives)::@3$2='(car   '$PROP_fours)::@4$2='(car
> > '$PROP_threes)::@5$2='(car   '$PROP_twos)::@6$2='(car
> > '$PROP_ones)::@7$2='(car   '$PROP_zeros)::@8$2='(car   '$PROP_null)
> >
> > ====================
> >
> > Edd
> >
> > On 10/19/07, Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> You are right, there should be no parenthesis in Lisp interpolation.
> >> Will be fixed in 5.14.
> >>
> >> - Carsten
> >>
> >> On Oct 19, 2007, at 0:06, Eddward DeVilla wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>>     Is there a better way to do this?
> >>>
> >>> ===== sample file =====
> >>> * top
> >>>   :PROPERTIES:
> >>>   :d_5: 0
> >>>   :h_5: 8
> >>>   :m_5: 16
> >>>   :d_4: 2
> >>>   :h_4: 18
> >>>   :m_4: 58
> >>>   :d_3: 6
> >>>   :h_3: 11
> >>>   :m_3: 33
> >>>   :d_2: 3
> >>>   :h_2: 13
> >>>   :m_2: 36
> >>>   :d_1: 0
> >>>   :h_1: 13
> >>>   :m_1: 59
> >>>   :d_0: 0
> >>>   :h_0: 6
> >>>   :m_0: 23
> >>>   :d_n: 17
> >>>   :h_n: 8
> >>>   :m_n: 59
> >>>   :END:
> >>>
> >>> *** test
> >>> |   | day | hour | minute |
> >>> |---+-----+------+--------|
> >>> | # |   0 |    8 |     16 |
> >>> | # |   2 |   18 |     58 |
> >>> | # |   6 |   11 |     33 |
> >>> | # |   3 |   13 |     36 |
> >>> | # |   0 |   13 |     59 |
> >>> | # |   0 |    6 |     23 |
> >>> | # |  17 |    8 |     59 |
> >>> #+TBLFM: @2$2='(car '$PROP_d_5)::@2$3='(car '$PROP_h_5)::@2$4='(car
> >>> '$PROP_m_5)::@3$2='(car '$PROP_d_4)::@3$3='(car
> >>> '$PROP_h_4)::@3$4='(car '$PROP_m_4)::@4$2='(car
> >>> '$PROP_d_3)::@4$3='(car '$PROP_h_3)::@4$4='(car
> >>> '$PROP_m_3)::@5$2='(car '$PROP_d_2)::@5$3='(car
> >>> '$PROP_h_2)::@5$4='(car '$PROP_m_2)::@6$2='(car
> >>> '$PROP_d_1)::@6$3='(car '$PROP_h_1)::@6$4='(car
> >>> '$PROP_m_1)::@7$2='(car '$PROP_d_0)::@7$3='(car
> >>> '$PROP_h_0)::@7$4='(car '$PROP_m_0)::@8$2='(car
> >>> '$PROP_d_n)::@8$3='(car '$PROP_h_n)::@8$4='(car '$PROP_m_n)
> >>>
> >>> ====================
> >>>
> >>> Specifically, is there a better way to get at a property constant
> >>> with
> >>> an elisp formula?  It seems the value is automatically put in parens
> >>> such that $h_3 is (11) which is a little awkward.  On the other
> >>> hand,
> >>> maybe I can use that to store a list in a property.
> >>>
> >>> Edd
> >>>
> >>>
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> >> --
> >> Carsten Dominik
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