Re: RE: (prepend-to-buffer "buffer-name" "string")

[Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>]

save-excursion is used to save your location when you temporarily move
somewhere else to do something

(save-excursion
  (with-current-buffer "buffer"
    (goto-char (point-min))
    (insert "Stuff at the front of the buffer\n")))

-Bernt


Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:

> Parker, Matthew <MParker@seic.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, but this would require I first move to the buffer to write to, do
>> the insert, then move back to the buffer I'm searching in.
>> 
>
> That's what with-current-buffer is for I believe:
>
> (with-current-buffer <some-buffer> (insert "foo"))
>
> HTH,
> Nick
>
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bernt Hansen [mailto:bernt@norang.ca]=20
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 11:03 PM
>> To: Parker, Matthew
>> Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
>> Subject: Re: (prepend-to-buffer "buffer-name" "string")
>> 
>> See the builtin function 'insert'
>> 
>> (insert "string to insert")
>> 
>> -Bernt
>> 
>> 
>> "Parker, Matthew" <MParker@seic.com> writes:
>> 
>> > I've reviewed a lot of the docs, but maybe missed something... Is
>> there a
>> > function that allows you to just insert text into a buffer. i.e. just
>> like
>> > (prepend-to-buffer buffer-name start stop)... but instead of passing a
>> start and
>> > a stop, you can just pass a string.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > matt
>> >
>> >
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