Re: Cannot get the EXPORT_FILE_NAME override to work

[Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>]

Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to use the EXPORT_FILE_NAME property for the first time, but it is not working.
>
> Here is the MWE:
>
> ===== override-export-file-name.org =====
> #+TITLE: Test overriding of export file name
>
> * Heading 1
> :PROPERTIES:
> :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: foo
> :END:
> I want to name the exported file as =foo.=(something). If I export to HTML, it should be named =foo.html
> =.
> =====
>
> I am using emacs and org version built from master today.
>
> Attempt 1: Export the whole file using C-c C-e h h. But override-export-file-name.html gets created
> instead of foo.html.
>
That does not work: you have to set #+EXPORT_FILE_NAME: foo for that.

> Attempt 2: Select just the Heading 1 subtree, narrow to it, and export that using C-c C-e h h. Again
> override-export-file-name.html gets created instead of foo.html.
>

I don't know how narrowing interacts with export but the following

   C-c C-e C-s h h

works (assuming you are in the correct subtree at the time).

> So when does the EXPORT_FILE_NAME property work? What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Kaushal Modi
>

-- 
Nick