Re: things I don't understand about tables

[Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>]

Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> wrote:

> Why is it when I try putting a date in this table using the calendar I get 
> no date entered when in a blank field and hear the message:
> Before first headline at position 376 in buffer medlog.org
> 

How are you trying to insert the date?

This error is usually produced because some function is trying to do an
org-back-to-heading, i.e. the function does not expect the table to be
at top level. In particular, C-c C-d (org-deadline) and C-c C-s (org-schedule)
*want* a headline and insert the scheduling information after the headline,
not in the table.

OTOH, I tried entering a date into a table at top level with C-c .
which is bound to org-time-stamp, and the date gets inserted with no error
(and S-RET also works to increment the date in subsequent rows as
Michael Brand mentioned)

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Nick