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From: Chat <chatter70.xspam@xspam.sbcglobal.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: find the file name of the running function programatically
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:04 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uhc95valf.fsf@ganesha.sbcglobal.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 0a86f97f-2b15-4b07-8edd-688181d33d06@s9g2000prg.googlegroups.com

Xah <xahlee@gmail.com> writes:

> how to find out the file name of the running function
> programmatically?
>
> for example, i have:
>
> (defun command-frequency-write-file (file-name)
>   (with-temp-file file-name
>     (insert (command-frequency)))
>   (with-temp-message (format "Wrote %s" file-name)))
>
> i want to change this function so that it doesn't require any arg.
> The file name will just be in the same dir but with a “.txt” suffix.
>
> Thanks.
>
>   Xah
> ∑ http://xahlee.org/
>
> ☄
Doesn't look like there is a simple function that will work in all versions.
However, given that not all libraries reside on writable file systens, doesn't
it make sense to store it somewhere under HOME?

Chat



  reply	other threads:[~2008-08-28  7:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-08-28  5:26 find the file name of the running function programatically Xah
2008-08-28  7:54 ` Chat [this message]
2008-08-28 11:47 ` John Paul Wallington

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