Re: Execute as a command a yanked text

[Mathias Dahl <brakjoller@gmail.com>]

Stefan Horomnea <stefan@softexperience.ro> writes:

> Hello,
>
> Do you have any idea how to execute a text that was previously killed ?
> I mean, I have a function named insert-html-table.
>
> This code works:
> (command-execute 'insert-html-table)
>
> This code doesn't work:
> (command-execute (car kill-ring-yank-pointer))
>
> *and I have previously killed "insert-html-table"
>
> and, this also works (insert (car kill-ring-yank-pointer)) - and
> inserts the text: "insert-html-table".

The problem seems to be that (car kill-ring-yank-pointer) returns a
*string*, not a symbol which `command-execute' needs.  Maybe this
works (untested):

(command-execute (make-symbol (car kill-ring-yank-pointer)))

Try it.