`org-agenda-get-timestamps' fails on active timestamp before first headline

`org-agenda-get-timestamps' fails on active timestamp before first headline

[Erik L. Arneson]

Hi guys,

I've discovered a bug in `org-agenda-get-timestamps' wherein an active
timestamp before the first headline causes it to fail.  I realize that
this is probably an error in my use of active timestamps, but there was
no really handy error message and this bugged me for weeks.

I'm not familiar enough with org-mode to know what the correct behavior
should be here (it'd be nice to get an error message saying "Don't use
active timestamps that way!"), but here's an example .org file that will
trigger the bug:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 3 :scope today
Clock summary at [2010-06-20 Sun 13:09]

| L | Headline                              | Time   |
|---+---------------------------------------+--------|
|   | *Total time*                          | *0:13* |
|---+---------------------------------------+--------|
| 1 | Track down funky bug <2010-06-20 Sun> | 0:13   |
#+END:

* Track down funky bug <2010-06-20 Sun>
  :LOGBOOK:
  CLOCK: [2010-06-20 Sun 12:43]
  CLOCK: [2010-06-20 Sun 12:30]--[2010-06-20 Sun 12:43] =>  0:13
  :END:
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

I hope this can help somebody else track down the right place to fix
this bug.

-- 
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Re: `org-agenda-get-timestamps' fails on active timestamp before first headline

[Carsten Dominik]

Hi Erik,

you should not put active time stamps before the first headline.
Active time stamps have a specific meaning in Org-mode.

Still, I have made the change to catch this error.

Greetings

- Carsten

On Jun 20, 2010, at 10:18 PM, Erik L. Arneson wrote:

> Hi guys,
>
> I've discovered a bug in `org-agenda-get-timestamps' wherein an active
> timestamp before the first headline causes it to fail.  I realize that
> this is probably an error in my use of active timestamps, but there  
> was
> no really handy error message and this bugged me for weeks.
>
> I'm not familiar enough with org-mode to know what the correct  
> behavior
> should be here (it'd be nice to get an error message saying "Don't use
> active timestamps that way!"), but here's an example .org file that  
> will
> trigger the bug:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 3 :scope today
> Clock summary at [2010-06-20 Sun 13:09]
>
> | L | Headline                              | Time   |
> |---+---------------------------------------+--------|
> |   | *Total time*                          | *0:13* |
> |---+---------------------------------------+--------|
> | 1 | Track down funky bug <2010-06-20 Sun> | 0:13   |
> #+END:
>
> * Track down funky bug <2010-06-20 Sun>
>  :LOGBOOK:
>  CLOCK: [2010-06-20 Sun 12:43]
>  CLOCK: [2010-06-20 Sun 12:30]--[2010-06-20 Sun 12:43] =>  0:13
>  :END:
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> I hope this can help somebody else track down the right place to fix
> this bug.
>
> -- 
> Erik Arneson <dybbuk@LNouv.com>
>  GPG Key ID: 1024D/62DA1D25
>  Office: +1.541.291.9776
>  Skype: callto://pymander
>
>
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- Carsten