Thanks a lot Drew ... using read-file-name worked for me

(defun f ()
  (interactive)
  (setq fn (read-file-name "Enter filename" "C:/"))
  (insert fn)
)

I did not have to do the let-binding of default-directory - actually I do
not know how to do it either. It'll be great if you could show me what you
meant.

Regards,
Kashyap



On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> wrote:

> > 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'.
>
>