Capture template using variable

Capture template using variable

[Karl Voit]

Hi!

Why is capture template 2 not working ("Invalid capture template")
and how can I fix it?

Thanks!


  (setq my-capture-template-next "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED: %U\n:END:\n\n")

  (setq org-capture-templates
    '(
      ("1" "first version with string" entry (file+headline "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
       "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED: %U\n:END:\n\n" :empty-lines 1)
      ("2" "second version with variable" entry (file+headline "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
       my-capture-template-next :empty-lines 1)
          ))


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Re: Capture template using variable

[Kaushal Modi]

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Try

(setq my-capture-template-next "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED:
%U\n:END:\n\n")

(setq org-capture-templates
      `(  ; Note the backquote here!!
        ("1" "first version with string" entry (file+headline
"~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
         "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED: %U\n:END:\n\n" :empty-lines 1)
        ("2" "second version with variable" entry (file+headline
"~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
         ,my-capture-template-next :empty-lines 1) ; and comma before
my-capture-..
        ))

My guess is you need to evaluate my-capture-template-next before putting it
in org-capture-templates and the backquote/comma above do that.
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Re: Capture template using variable

[Karl Voit]

Hi Kaushal!

* Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Try
>
> (setq my-capture-template-next "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED:
> %U\n:END:\n\n")
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
>       `(  ; Note the backquote here!!
>         ("1" "first version with string" entry (file+headline
> "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
>          "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED: %U\n:END:\n\n" :empty-lines 1)
>         ("2" "second version with variable" entry (file+headline
> "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
>          ,my-capture-template-next :empty-lines 1) ; and comma before
> my-capture-..
>        ))
>
> My guess is you need to evaluate my-capture-template-next before putting it
> in org-capture-templates and the backquote/comma above do that.

Oh, I see. I'm not that good with Elisp yet.

Unfortunately, adding the comma did not make the "Invalid capture
template" go away :-( This does not seem to be my (only) issue here...

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Re: Capture template using variable

[Karl Voit]

* Karl Voit <devnull@Karl-Voit.at> wrote:
> Hi Kaushal!
>
> * Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Try
>>
>> (setq my-capture-template-next "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED:
>> %U\n:END:\n\n")
>>
>> (setq org-capture-templates
>>       `(  ; Note the backquote here!!
>>         ("1" "first version with string" entry (file+headline
>> "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
>>          "* NEXT %?\n:PROPERTIES:\n:CREATED: %U\n:END:\n\n" :empty-lines 1)
>>         ("2" "second version with variable" entry (file+headline
>> "~/share/all/org-mode/misc.org" "shorts")
>>          ,my-capture-template-next :empty-lines 1) ; and comma before
>> my-capture-..
>>        ))
>>
>> My guess is you need to evaluate my-capture-template-next before putting it
>> in org-capture-templates and the backquote/comma above do that.
>
> Unfortunately, adding the comma did not make the "Invalid capture
> template" go away :-( This does not seem to be my (only) issue here...

I missed, that you replaced the single quote with a back quote. With
it, it works like charm.

Thank you for your help!

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