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ken <gebser@mousecar.com> writes:

> Performing one search, I save the result with
>
> (setq ptname (re-search-forward ...))
>
> Then I want to back up one character and perform another search, so I do
>
> (goto-char (- ptname 1))
>
> But this pukes an error.  What's unkosher here?
>

Could be almost anything - without the error message it is all just
guesswork. Some things to consider 

1. What is the value of ptname if the re-search-forward fails?
2. What is the result of goto-char if ptname is nil or equal to
(point-min)?

Tim


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