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how about define the function like this:

(defvar kill-myself nil)
(defun kill-myself ()
  (unless kill-myself
    (insert "only once")
    (setq kill-myself t)))

Andreas Seik wrote:
> Hello Newsgroup,
>
> i need code in a hook that is executed only once,
> so i tested the following:
>
>
> (defvar my-hook '())
> (defun kill-myself ()
>  (insert "only once")(remove-hook 'my-hook 'kill-myself))
> (add-hook 'my-hook 'kill-myself)
> (run-hooks 'my-hook);; i think it might crash here, but it does not
> (run-hooks 'my-hook)
>
> it, seems to work, but i do not trust it.
> is it not "biting the hand that feeds you"
> 
> thank you
> Andreas