Wrong type argument: stringp, nil

Wrong type argument: stringp, nil

[Seth B Schapiro ;011;wsen1;]

When I try to open a file with no extension such as ".emacs" or a file
with the ".txt" extension, I receive the error message "Wrong type
argument: stringp, nil

If I open an emacs buffer, and select "File -> Open File" this problem
is no longer apparent.  This issue began when a file had to be
recovered that was being edited within vi.

Please let me know via email to "sbs1947@rit.edu" what can be done to
correct this problem

- Seth

Re: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil

[Kevin Rodgers]

Seth B Schapiro ;011;wsen1; wrote:
 > When I try to open a file with no extension such as ".emacs" or a file
 > with the ".txt" extension, I receive the error message "Wrong type
 > argument: stringp, nil

Does this happen when you invoke emacs from the command line with the
-q --no-sit-file options?

 > If I open an emacs buffer, and select "File -> Open File" this problem
 > is no longer apparent.  This issue began when a file had to be
 > recovered that was being edited within vi.

<menu-bar> <files> <open-file> runs the command find-file

How did you open the file as described in the first paragraph, such
that it caused the error?

 > Please let me know via email to "sbs1947@rit.edu" what can be done to
 > correct this problem

C-h i
d
m emacs RET
g Reporting Bugs RET
...
M-x report-emacs-bug RET

-- 
Kevin Rodgers