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Mathias Dahl wrote:
> Tassilo Horn <heimdall@uni-koblenz.de> writes:
>
> >> In my .emacs I tried the following functions, to no avail:
> >>
> >> (load "~/foo-function.el")
> >
> > To execute `foo-function', simply do
> >
> > (foo-function)
>
> Or maybe:
>
> (call-interactively 'foo-function)
>
> If the function is interactive AND requires an argument, you cannot
> just call it in that way. You will get a wrong-number-of-arguments
> error.

I remembered trying the call-interactively function before and it did
not work for me.

Just tried it again. That's right, when Emacs starts up I get the M-x
prompt instead of the interactive foo-fuction running and waiting for
my input.

Any ideas?