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From: Mathias Dahl <brakjoller@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: prospective multi-save function
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 09:27:33 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uodqkawwa.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 7c5e9$4570f02c$49fa176$10142@DIALUPUSA.NET

"B. T. Raven" <ecinmn@alcisp.com> writes:

> "
> save-current-buffer is a special form.
> (save-current-buffer &rest BODY)
>
> Save the current buffer; execute BODY; restore the current buffer.
> Executes BODY just like `progn'.  "
>
> Could the code for saving the buffer in other places be put into
> this BODY?

Most probably. An example:

(defun foo ()
  (interactive)
  (save-current-buffer
    ;; Do whatever you want here
    (write-region (point-min) (point-max) my-backup-file)
    ;; And maybe here too. Use whatever means you like to
    ;; save the buffer where you like.
    ))

      reply	other threads:[~2006-12-04  8:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-12-02  3:16 prospective multi-save function B. T. Raven
2006-12-04  8:27 ` Mathias Dahl [this message]

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