Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Daniel Hornung]

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[Feature request]

I think one great way to increase the usefulness of org-mode would be a
function which turns a table into a csv or tsv block of text again.

I assume that the functionality exists already in org-table-export, I
would just wish for this to be exposed as a function which converts the
table in place instead of writing it into a new file (org-table-export
does not allow overwriting the current file).

This would finally give a comfortable way to edit tsv or csv tables
without hassles in emacs.

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Emacs  : GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.4)
 of 2011-04-04 on crested, modified by Debian
Package: Org-mode version 6.33x

current state:
==============
(setq
 org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
 org-export-preprocess-hook '(org-export-blocks-preprocess)
 org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe)
 org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
 org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-
cycle-show-empty-lines
                  org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
 org-mode-hook '(#[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [org-add-hook change-major-
mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5])
 org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
 )

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Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Thorsten Jolitz]

Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung@ds.mpg.de> writes:

> I think one great way to increase the usefulness of org-mode would be a
> function which turns a table into a csv or tsv block of text again.
>
> I assume that the functionality exists already in org-table-export, I
> would just wish for this to be exposed as a function which converts the
> table in place instead of writing it into a new file (org-table-export
> does not allow overwriting the current file).
>
> This would finally give a comfortable way to edit tsv or csv tables
> without hassles in emacs.

Would you need something more sophisticated than this?

#+TBLNAME: tbl
| header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
|----------+----------+----------|
| label1   |        3 |       99 |
| label2   |        2 |       66 |
| label3   |        7 |      231 |
#+TBLFM: $3=$2*33

#+HEADER: :var table=tbl :hlines no
#+HEADER: :results list verbatim
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(defun tbl2csv (table-as-lisp)
  (mapconcat
   (lambda (row)
     (mapconcat
      (lambda (cell)
         (format "%s" cell))
      row ","))
   table-as-lisp ","))

(tbl2csv table)
#+end_src

#+results:
: "header 1,header 2,header 3,label1,3,99,label2,2,66,label3,7,231"

--
cheers,
Thorsten

Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Daniel Hornung]

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On Monday, August 05, 2013 11:16:55 Thorsten Jolitz wrote:
> Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung@ds.mpg.de> writes:
> > I think one great way to increase the usefulness of org-mode would be a
> > function which turns a table into a csv or tsv block of text again.
> > 
> > I assume that the functionality exists already in org-table-export, I
> > would just wish for this to be exposed as a function which converts the
> > table in place instead of writing it into a new file (org-table-export
> > does not allow overwriting the current file).
> > 
> > This would finally give a comfortable way to edit tsv or csv tables
> > without hassles in emacs.
> 
> Would you need something more sophisticated than this?
> 
> #+TBLNAME: tbl
> 
> | header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
> |
> |----------+----------+----------|
> |
> | label1   |        3 |       99 |
> | label2   |        2 |       66 |
> | label3   |        7 |      231 |
> 
> #+TBLFM: $3=$2*33
> 
> #+HEADER: :var table=tbl :hlines no
> #+HEADER: :results list verbatim
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
> (defun tbl2csv (table-as-lisp)
>   (mapconcat
>    (lambda (row)
>      (mapconcat
>       (lambda (cell)
>          (format "%s" cell))
>       row ","))
>    table-as-lisp ","))
> 
> (tbl2csv table)
> #+end_src
> 
> #+results:
> : "header 1,header 2,header 3,label1,3,99,label2,2,66,label3,7,231"
> 
> --
> cheers,
> Thorsten

The idea looks OK, although I did not get it to run with C-x C-e (copied the 
content into a new buffer, entered org-mode and executed the elisp code).  For 
more specific handling of e.g. strings, the code used in
http://orgmode.org/w/?p=org-mode.git;a=blob;f=lisp/org-table.el;hb=HEAD#l601
looks more like it could be used already, though. Plus, it allows to specify 
the column and row separators (e.g. "\t" and "\n").

Cheers,
Daniel

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Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Thorsten Jolitz]

Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung@ds.mpg.de> writes:

> On Monday, August 05, 2013 11:16:55 Thorsten Jolitz wrote:
>> Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung@ds.mpg.de> writes:
>> > I think one great way to increase the usefulness of org-mode would be a
>> > function which turns a table into a csv or tsv block of text again.
>> > 
>> > I assume that the functionality exists already in org-table-export, I
>> > would just wish for this to be exposed as a function which converts the
>> > table in place instead of writing it into a new file (org-table-export
>> > does not allow overwriting the current file).
>> > 
>> > This would finally give a comfortable way to edit tsv or csv tables
>> > without hassles in emacs.
>> 
>> Would you need something more sophisticated than this?
>> 
>> #+TBLNAME: tbl
>> 
>> | header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
>> |
>> |----------+----------+----------|
>> |
>> | label1   |        3 |       99 |
>> | label2   |        2 |       66 |
>> | label3   |        7 |      231 |
>> 
>> #+TBLFM: $3=$2*33
>> 
>> #+HEADER: :var table=tbl :hlines no
>> #+HEADER: :results list verbatim
>> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>> (defun tbl2csv (table-as-lisp)
>>   (mapconcat
>>    (lambda (row)
>>      (mapconcat
>>       (lambda (cell)
>>          (format "%s" cell))
>>       row ","))
>>    table-as-lisp ","))
>> 
>> (tbl2csv table)
>> #+end_src
>> 
>> #+results:
>> : "header 1,header 2,header 3,label1,3,99,label2,2,66,label3,7,231"
>> 
>> --
>> cheers,
>> Thorsten
>
> The idea looks OK, although I did not get it to run with C-x C-e (copied the 
> content into a new buffer, entered org-mode and executed the elisp
> code). 

Mmh...it works here ... the table looks a bit distorted in your post ...

> For more specific handling of e.g. strings, the code used in
> http://orgmode.org/w/?p=org-mode.git;a=blob;f=lisp/org-table.el;hb=HEAD#l601
> looks more like it could be used already, though. Plus, it allows to
> specify the column and row separators (e.g. "\t" and "\n").

In tbl2csv, one could replace the two hardcoded "," with function args
'col-separator' and 'row-separator'.

Or use something like this:

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (defun tj/insert-exported-table (&optional insertion-point file)
    (let ((tmp-file (or file (make-temp-file "foo")))
          (insert-point (or insertion-point (1+ (org-table-end)))))
      (org-table-export tmp-file "orgtbl-to-csv")
      (goto-char insert-point)
      (insert-file-contents tmp-file)))
#+end_src

#+results:
: tj/insert-exported-table

then do 'M-: (tj/insert-exported-table)' on this table:

| header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
|----------+----------+----------|
| label1   |        3 |       99 |
| label2   |        2 |       66 |
| label3   |        7 |      231 |

header 1,header 2,header 3
label1,3,99
label2,2,66
label3,7,231

-- 
cheers,
Thorsten

Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Thorsten Jolitz]

Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com> writes:

> Or use something like this:
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>   (defun tj/insert-exported-table (&optional insertion-point file)
>     (let ((tmp-file (or file (make-temp-file "foo")))
>           (insert-point (or insertion-point (1+ (org-table-end)))))
>       (org-table-export tmp-file "orgtbl-to-csv")
>       (goto-char insert-point)
>       (insert-file-contents tmp-file)))
> #+end_src

actually, to make it more useful, it should be expanded to something like:

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
  (defun tj/insert-exported-table (&optional insertion-point format file)
    "Insert table exportet to FILE with function FORMAT.
  Insertion position is either below the exportet table or INSERTION-POINT."
    (interactive
     (cond
      ((equal current-prefix-arg nil) nil)
      ((equal current-prefix-arg '(4))
       (list
        (read-number "Insertion Point: ")))
      ((equal current-prefix-arg '(16))
       (list
        (read-number "Insertion Point: ")
        ;; enter without double quotes
        (read-string "Format: ")))
      (t
       (list
        (read-number "Insertion Point: ")
        (read-string "Format: ")
        (ido-read-file-name "File: ")))))
    (let ((tmp-file (or file (make-temp-file "foo")))
          (insert-point (or insertion-point (1+ (org-table-end))))
          (fmt (or format "orgtbl-to-csv")))
      (org-table-export tmp-file fmt)
      (save-excursion
        (goto-char insert-point)
        (insert-file-contents tmp-file))))
#+end_src

#+results:
: tj/insert-exported-table

do 'M-x tj/insert-exported-table' on this table:

| header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
|----------+----------+----------|
| label1   |        3 |       99 |
| label2   |        2 |       66 |
| label3   |        7 |      231 |

header 1,header 2,header 3
label1,3,99
label2,2,66
label3,7,231

-- 
cheers,
Thorsten

Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Nick Dokos]

Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com> writes:

> Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung@ds.mpg.de> writes:
>
>> On Monday, August 05, 2013 11:16:55 Thorsten Jolitz wrote:
>>> Daniel Hornung <daniel.hornung@ds.mpg.de> writes:
>>> > I think one great way to increase the usefulness of org-mode would be a
>>> > function which turns a table into a csv or tsv block of text again.
>>> > 
>>> > I assume that the functionality exists already in org-table-export, I
>>> > would just wish for this to be exposed as a function which converts the
>>> > table in place instead of writing it into a new file (org-table-export
>>> > does not allow overwriting the current file).
>>> > 
>>> > This would finally give a comfortable way to edit tsv or csv tables
>>> > without hassles in emacs.
>>> 
>>> Would you need something more sophisticated than this?
>>> 
>>> #+TBLNAME: tbl
>>> 
>>> | header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
>>> |
>>> |----------+----------+----------|
>>> |
>>> | label1   |        3 |       99 |
>>> | label2   |        2 |       66 |
>>> | label3   |        7 |      231 |
>>> 
>>> #+TBLFM: $3=$2*33
>>> 
>>> #+HEADER: :var table=tbl :hlines no
>>> #+HEADER: :results list verbatim
>>> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>>> (defun tbl2csv (table-as-lisp)
>>>   (mapconcat
>>>    (lambda (row)
>>>      (mapconcat
>>>       (lambda (cell)
>>>          (format "%s" cell))
>>>       row ","))
>>>    table-as-lisp ","))
>>> 
>>> (tbl2csv table)
>>> #+end_src
>>> 
>>> #+results:
>>> : "header 1,header 2,header 3,label1,3,99,label2,2,66,label3,7,231"
>>> 
>>> --
>>> cheers,
>>> Thorsten
>>
>> The idea looks OK, although I did not get it to run with C-x C-e (copied the 
>> content into a new buffer, entered org-mode and executed the elisp
>> code). 
>
> Mmh...it works here ... the table looks a bit distorted in your post ...
>
>> For more specific handling of e.g. strings, the code used in
>> http://orgmode.org/w/?p=org-mode.git;a=blob;f=lisp/org-table.el;hb=HEAD#l601
>> looks more like it could be used already, though. Plus, it allows to
>> specify the column and row separators (e.g. "\t" and "\n").
>
> In tbl2csv, one could replace the two hardcoded "," with function args
> 'col-separator' and 'row-separator'.
>
> Or use something like this:
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>   (defun tj/insert-exported-table (&optional insertion-point file)
>     (let ((tmp-file (or file (make-temp-file "foo")))
>           (insert-point (or insertion-point (1+ (org-table-end)))))
>       (org-table-export tmp-file "orgtbl-to-csv")
>       (goto-char insert-point)
>       (insert-file-contents tmp-file)))
> #+end_src
>
> #+results:
> : tj/insert-exported-table
>
> then do 'M-: (tj/insert-exported-table)' on this table:
>
> | header 1 | header 2 | header 3 |
> |----------+----------+----------|
> | label1   |        3 |       99 |
> | label2   |        2 |       66 |
> | label3   |        7 |      231 |
>
> header 1,header 2,header 3
> label1,3,99
> label2,2,66
> label3,7,231

There are orgtbl-to-tsv and orgtbl-to-csv (and orgtbl-to-generic which
the first two call) functions in org: it should be possible to use them
and avoid reinventing wheels.

-- 
Nick

Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Daniel Hornung]

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On Monday, August 05, 2013 16:19:57 Nick Dokos wrote:
> There are orgtbl-to-tsv and orgtbl-to-csv (and orgtbl-to-generic which
> the first two call) functions in org: it should be possible to use them
> and avoid reinventing wheels.

Exactly, for someone with more elisp fu than myself this is probably pretty 
simple to create and to bind to, say, C-c \.

Cheers,
Daniel

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Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Rustom Mody]

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I was writing up what I could make out of having program-files with inline
tables.
The example is done for python.  It is exactly what the OP wants but close
enough so giving it here.
This file shows two approaches for making python data structures from
orgtbl with both sender and receiver in same file.

The first table is made with single line comments
The second table is made using python's triple-quote feature
The third is the recipient for both/either of the above

To try out orgtbl minor mode needs to be active after python mode is active.
Also it does not quite work for org 6.33
---------------------------
For the first use M-x orgtbl-toggle-comment followed by C-c C-c (inside the
table) to send to recipient, followed by another M-x orgtbl-toggle-comment

For the second only C-c C-c in the sender table is sufficient


------------------------------------cut here
------------------------------------
# #+ORGTBL: SEND marks orgtbl-to-generic :sep ","
#   | abe   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
#   | beth  | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
#   | cathy | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
# #+TBLFM: $6=$2+$3+$4+$5


orig_table = """

#+ORGTBL: SEND marks orgtbl-to-generic :lfmt "  \"%s\": [%s,%s,%s,%s,%s],"
:llfmt "  \"%s\": [%s,%s,%s,%s,%s]"
  | abe   | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
  | beth  | 9 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
  | cathy | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
#+TBLFM: $6=$2+$3+$4+$5
"""

stud_db = {
# BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL marks
abe,1,2,3,4,10
beth,3,1,5,7,16
cathy,5,6,7,5,23
# END RECEIVE ORGTBL marks
}

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Re: Bug: Revert orgtbl-create-or-convert-from-region [6.33x]

[Rustom Mody]

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On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:

> I was writing up what I could make out of having program-files with inline
> tables.
> The example is done for python.  It is exactly what the OP wants but close
> enough
>

That was intended to be "NOT exactly what the OP wants..."

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