[Orgmode] Re: Help debugging a problem when saving org-agenda files with C-x s

[Tassilo Horn]

Tassilo Horn <address@hidden> writes:

> I use an own function to save the current agenta to a text file, which
> I display in a tooltip on my desktop:
>
> (defun th-org-mode-init ()
>   (add-hook 'after-save-hook 'th-org-update-agenda-file t t))
>
> (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'th-org-mode-init)
>
> ;; TODO: This errors when calling C-x s after modifying things in the agenda.
> (defun th-org-update-agenda-file (&optional force)
>   (interactive)
>   (when (and (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
>              (member buffer-file-name org-agenda-files))
>     (save-excursion
>       (save-window-excursion
>         (let ((file "/tmp/org-agenda.txt"))
>           (org-agenda-list)
>           (org-write-agenda file))))))
>
> This works fine when I save an agenda file while in its buffer, but
> when I edit the file via agenda commands and hit `C-x s', I'm asked if
> I want to save "/home/horn/repos/org/uni.org" and say yes, I get this
> error:

Just a short addition: If I answer yes and get this error, the buffer
contents (and file contents) of uni.org are "Week-agenda (W20):\n".
Thanks I have all my agenda files in git and commit regularly!

Bye,
Tassilo