On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Joe Fineman <joe_f@verizon.net> wrote:

> I am using Emacs 22.3.1 under Windows XP.  I have used the following
> kluge for many years:
>
> (defun marklog ()
>  "Insert a backslash into the Log file for the current directory, and into
> Today if it is in /b."
>  (interactive)
>  (save-window-excursion
>    (let ((dir default-directory)
>          (require-final-newline))
>      (find-file "~/timing/Logmark")
>      (write-region 1 2 (concat dir "Log") t 0)
>      (if (equal (substring dir 0 15) "c:/usr/own/f/b/")
>          (write-region 1 2 "~/b/Today" t 0))
>      (kill-this-buffer))
>      ))
>
> The Logmark file consists of a single backslash.
>
> The command kill-this-buffer does not work, and neither do attempts to
> use kill-buffer with an argument.  The buffer hangs around and is
> sometimes a nuisance.
>

I'm really not sure what the above is supposed to do.  Maybe you can come up
with minimum set of steps that repros what you're seeing.


> And, incidentally, is there any simpler way to tell Emacs to append a
> character to a file?
>

I don't think so.  But you can come up with one easily:

(defun append-str-to-file (str filename)
  "Append a string to the end of a file.
If the file is being visited, don't save or kill it."
  (interactive "sstring: \nFfile: ")
  (let ((visiting-buffer (find-buffer-visiting filename))
        require-final-newline)
    (with-current-buffer (or visiting-buffer
                             (find-file-noselect filename))
      (save-excursion
        (goto-char (point-max))
        (insert str)
        (unless visiting-buffer
          (save-buffer)
          (kill-this-buffer))))))


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