From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: "'C K Kashyap'" <ckkashyap@gmail.com>, <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: RE: A question about interactive
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:24:02 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AA6A5BBEF1F24820BD408B2091FCEA45@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGdT1gopLeA=bVbtXYhQX1iqjOhMv4VPNUsByp5gtjE4P5Ti8w@mail.gmail.com>
> Here's what I want to do - I'd like to write utility
> functions in different el files and store them in a
> particular directory. then write a function in .emacs
> - say - my-script-load ... What I'd like it to do is
> this: (interactive "fEnter script name: ")
>
> Now, the problem is that the ineractive "f" seems to
> use the current buffer location as the starting point.
> How can I change that?
In the `interactive' spec, let-bind `default-directory' and then read the file
name with `read-file-name'. See the doc for `interactive'.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-03-21 13:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-03-21 6:46 A question about interactive C K Kashyap
2013-03-21 13:24 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2013-03-22 6:59 ` C K Kashyap
2013-03-22 7:18 ` Drew Adams
2013-03-22 11:24 ` C K Kashyap
2013-03-22 14:45 ` Drew Adams
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