call-interactively behavior

[Nicolas P. Rougier (inria)]

Hi all,

I'm trying to use call-interactively using the following code:

#+begin_src 
(with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "hippie-test")
 (setq-local hippie-expand-try-functions-list
             '(try-complete-file-name-partially
               try-complete-file-name))
 (text-mode)
 (use-local-map (copy-keymap text-mode-map))
 (local-set-key (kbd "TAB") 'hippie-expand)

 (insert "~/D")
 (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB")))
 (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB")))
 (call-interactively (key-binding (kbd "TAB"))))
#+end_src

In my home root, there are 3 directoriess: ~/Desktop, ~/Downloads 
and ~/Documents.

When I execute the code above, the final content in the buffer is:
~/Desktop/../../

If I switch to the buffer, insert "~/D" and hit tab three times, I 
cycle over the three directories above, which is the expected 
behavior. My question is thus: why I don't get the same behavior 
and what would be the proper way to simulate the tab key press (or 
any other key)?

Nicolas

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Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bordeaux