(setq case-fold-search t), then re-search-forward is case insensitive. To leverage your effort, can you post your code for the sample of args parameter. On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 7:23 PM, ken wrote: > Thanks, Denny. I got the args working right, so it's basically working. > So now I'm on to another issue: the re-search-forward function. Again, > it's a syntax thing. > > As the code suggests, I'm looking for the html opening body tag. That > text could be as simple as "", but could also be: > > < > BodY > fgcolor="hazel" > > > > I thought this would work: > > (re-search-forward "<\s*[bB][oO][dD][yY]\s.*>" nil t) > > but apparently "\s" is being treated as a literal and not as > representing [whitespace]. Also, it doesn't seem that elisp has a > function for doing a case-insensitive RE search. > > > > On 07/29/2010 10:37 PM filebat Mark wrote: > > Hi Ken > > > > Yes, the parameter of CBARGS in url-retrieve function is confusing. > > I also tried this, but it complains of "wrong number of arguments". > > > > Let's wait to see whether others have any comment. I will spend some > > time, when I'm free. > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 4:01 AM, ken > > wrote: > > > > > > On 07/29/2010 11:22 AM filebat Mark wrote: > > > Hi Ken > > > > Hi, Denny. Thanks for replying > > > > > > > Where do you set the value of url in the second function? > > > > It needs to be passed from the first defun, but I don't know the > syntax > > for doing that. The url-retrieve function is a little complex in > terms > > of its arguments. I think it's stumped even the experts on this > list. > > > > > > > One big enhancement shall be setting the coding system of the temp > > > buffer, based on the charset of the html page. > > > > Thanks for bringing that up. Yeah, I followed that on your thread. > I > > might have to deal with that too. If, after I get the main part of > my > > code working how I want it, I find it's having that problem, I'll > review > > your emails (which I still have) and perhaps get back to you for > > some tips. > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Denny > > > > Back at ya! > > ken > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 7:46 AM, ken > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > > Lennart suggested I use a different defun, url-copy-file. I > > tried that > > > instead, but it didn't work. But then I went back to my > > original code, > > > moved a single parenthesis and... it worked... mostly. Here's > > the code: > > > > > > ------------------------ start --------------------------- > > > load url.el > > > > > > (defun www-edit-web-page (url) > > > "Retrieve web page and load into new buffer for editing. > > > Automatically insert after tag URL, appropriately > > html-tagged > > > URL." > > > (interactive "sLoad URL: ") > > > (with-temp-buffer (url-retrieve url 'edit-web-page))) > > > > > > > > > (defun edit-web-page (status) > > > "Switch to the buffer returned by `url-retreive'. > > > The buffer should contain the web page sent by the server." > > > (switch-to-buffer (current-buffer)) > > > (goto-char 0) > > > (re-search-forward "" nil t) ;go to end of > ...> tag. > > > ;insert URL into page > > > (insert "\n

From: " url "\n > >

\n\n")) > > > > > > ------------------------ ende --------------------------- > > > > > > This properly fetches the web page and loads it into a new, > > unsaved > > > buffer (exactly what I want), but the last line in the second > > defun > > > doesn't execute. The error messages are telling me that > > edit-web-page > > > doesn't know the value of "url". So how do I pass this > > variable-- with > > > its assignment from www-edit-web-page to edit-web-page? (I > have a > > > guess, but i'm more a C/bash/blah/blah/blah guy, so elisp is a > bit > > > mysterious.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Thanks & Regards > > > > > > Denny Zhang > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards > > > > Denny Zhang > > > > -- Thanks & Regards Denny Zhang