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Re: What happens during eval-buffer?
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: What happens during eval-buffer? |
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Tue, 16 May 2006 21:33:23 +0200 |
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Lennart Borgman <address@hidden> writes:
> Start with
>
> emacs -Q
>
> Put this into *Scratch*:
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> (defvar temp-html nil)
> (setq temp-html
> ;; Start-here
> "
> <html>
> <head>
> </head>
> </html>
> ") ;; Stop-here
>
> (let ((start (progn
> (goto-char (point-min))
> (search-forward "Start-here")
> (forward-line 2)
> (point)
> ))
> )
> )
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> With that as the current buffer then do
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> M-x eval-buffer
>
> I get an error saying "Symbol's value as variable is void: <html>". Have I
> done something completely wrong or?
Yes, replace progn by save-excursion. You have modified point under
eval-buffer's feet, it will continue evaluation until point equals
point-max.
Andreas.
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