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From: Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: check if properties drawer exists before creating or manipulating?
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:34:59 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <878ux9pi70.fsf@alphaville.bos.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CAN_Dec9K5CUgWDm=mHfJkhnnC-pjbiuT7vLLqqpM28t6x14Y-g@mail.gmail.com

Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com> writes:

> (still trying to set properties automatically when a minor-mode is
> set, see first message in thread)
>
> Is there a simple way to check if the properties drawer exists before
> creating one?
> I'm trying to add a hook to org-insert-heading-hook that will create a
> property drawer if one doesn't exist; I don't want to create a bunch
> of independent properties drawers.
>

Why can't you set properties directly with org-set-property? It'll
create the drawer if it does not exist and reuse the existing drawer
if it does.

Nick

  reply	other threads:[~2013-10-31 15:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-10-31 14:17 check if properties drawer exists before creating or manipulating? Matt Price
2013-10-31 15:34 ` Nick Dokos [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2013-10-31 14:18 Matt Price
2013-10-31 14:36 ` Marcin Borkowski

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