File mode specification error: (error ":END: line missing at position 63362")

File mode specification error: (error ":END: line missing at position 63362")

[Martin Beck]

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Re: File mode specification error: (error ":END: line missing at position 63362")

[Nick Dokos]

"Martin Beck" <elwood151@web.de> writes:

> Hi,
>  
> after startup of emacs I get an error message in my *Messages* Buffer, saying
>  
> File mode specification error: (error ":END: line missing at position 63362")
>  
> I had this several times already and it seems that in one of my org-mode buffers, I have messed up somethign and accidently deleted a line.
> The error message is created during startup when the buffers in the agenda files list are loaded.
>  
> However, I have many of them and it is difficult to track it down and find the right one.
> Is there a way to make the log file tell me, in which buffer this error was produced?
>  

Start emacs like this:

   emacs --debug-init

-- 
Nick

Re: File mode specification error: (error ":END: line missing at position 63362")

[Bastien]

Hi Martin,

maybe you can use this helper function:

(defun bzg-find-corrupted-property-drawers ()
  "Find corrupted property drawers."
  (interactive)
  (let (msgs)
    (save-excursion
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (while (search-forward ":PROPERTIES:" nil t)
	(let ((search-end (save-excursion (org-end-of-subtree t))))
	  (if (not (search-forward ":END:" search-end t))
	      (push (format "Missing :END: at %d in %s\n"
			    (point) (buffer-name))
		    msgs)))))
    (if (not msgs)
	(message "No corrupted property drawers")
      (switch-to-buffer-other-window " *Org missing :END:")
      (mapcar 'insert msgs))))

A bit rought at the edges, but perhaps useful.

-- 
 Bastien