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Re: [O] Capture template using variable
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Karl Voit |
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Re: [O] Capture template using variable |
Date: |
Thu, 5 May 2016 23:27:28 +0200 |
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* Karl Voit <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Kaushal!
>
> * Kaushal Modi <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> Try
>>
>> (setq my-capture-template-next "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED:
>> %U\n:END:\n\n")
>>
>> (setq org-capture-templates
>> `( ; Note the backquote here!!
>> ("1" "first version with string" entry (file+headline
>> "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
>> "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED: %U\n:END:\n\n" :empty-lines 1)
>> ("2" "second version with variable" entry (file+headline
>> "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
>> ,my-capture-template-next :empty-lines 1) ; and comma before
>> my-capture-..
>> ))
>>
>> My guess is you need to evaluate my-capture-template-next before putting it
>> in org-capture-templates and the backquote/comma above do that.
>
> Unfortunately, adding the comma did not make the "Invalid capture
> template" go away :-( This does not seem to be my (only) issue here...
I missed, that you replaced the single quote with a back quote. With
it, it works like charm.
Thank you for your help!
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