Here is a sample file that I have been using,
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Description: TeX document> On Jun 27, 2017, at 10:53 AM, John Kitchin <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > > can you post a small org file that has this problem? > > Doyley, Marvin M. writes: > >> Thanks for point this out, which I have now removed, but I still get an >> error. This time I get >> >> pandoc: nil: openFile: does not exist (No such file or directory) >> helm-M-x: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil >> >> Thanks, >> M >> PS here is the back trace >> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil) >> delete-file(nil) >> (let* ((bibfiles (mapcar (quote expand-file-name) >> (org-ref-find-bibliography))) (temp-bib) (bibtex-entries) biboption csl >> (current-file (buffer-file-name)) (basename (file-name-sans-extension >> current-file)) (tex-file (concat basename ".tex")) (docx-file (concat >> basename ".docx"))) (save-buffer) (if bibfiles (progn (setq bibtex-entries >> (let* ((bibtex-files bibfiles) (keys (reverse ...)) >> (bibtex-entry-kill-ring-max (length keys)) (bibtex-entry-kill-ring (quote >> nil))) (let ((wconfig ...)) (unwind-protect (progn ...) >> (set-window-configuration wconfig))) (mapconcat (quote identity) >> bibtex-entry-kill-ring "\n\n")) temp-bib (make-temp-file "ox-word-" nil >> ".bib") biboption (format " --bibliography=%s " temp-bib)) (let ((temp-file >> temp-bib) (temp-buffer (get-buffer-create (generate-new-buffer-name " *temp >> file*")))) (unwind-protect (prog1 (save-current-buffer (set-buffer >> temp-buffer) (insert bibtex-entries)) (save-current-buffer (set-buffer >> temp-buffer) (write-region nil nil temp-file nil 0))) (and (buffer-name >> temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))))) (setq csl (cdr (assoc >> "PANDOC-CSL" (org-element-map (org-element-parse-buffer) (quote keyword) >> (function (lambda (key) (cons ... ...))))))) (if csl (setq csl (format " >> --csl=%s " csl)) (setq csl " ")) (org-latex-export-to-latex async subtreep >> visible-only body-only options) (if (file-exists-p docx-file) (progn >> (delete-file docx-file))) (shell-command (format "pandoc -s -S %s%s\"%s\" -o >> \"%s\"" biboption csl tex-file docx-file)) (delete-file temp-bib) >> (org-open-file docx-file (quote (16)))) >> ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open() >> funcall-interactively(ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open) >> call-interactively(ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open record nil) >> command-execute(ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open record) >> helm-M-x(nil #("ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open" 0 43 >> (match-part "ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open"))) >> funcall-interactively(helm-M-x nil >> #("ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open" 0 43 (match-part >> "ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open"))) >> call-interactively(helm-M-x nil nil) >> command-execute(helm-M-x) >> >> >> >> >>> On Jun 24, 2017, at 1:07 PM, John Kitchin <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: >>> >>> what is this function: my-other-delete-trailing-blank-lines >>> >>> it appears it is not defined. but is getting called in a before-save-hook. >>> >>> Doyley, Marvin M. writes: >>> >>>> Hi there, >>>> >>>> I am play with John’s ox-word.el function, which us pandoc to convert org >>>> via latex to docx. However, when I try to use it, I get the following >>>> error >>>> >>>> helm-M-x: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil >>>> >>>> >>>> Any suggestion on how to resolve this issue. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> M >>>> >>>> Ps Here is the backtrace >>>> >>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function >>>> my-other-delete-trailing-blank-lines) >>>> my-other-delete-trailing-blank-lines() >>>> run-hooks(before-save-hook) >>>> basic-save-buffer(nil) >>>> save-buffer() >>>> write-file("./test.tex.tex") >>>> (let ((coding-system-for-write encoding)) (write-file file)) >>>> (progn (insert output) (let ((coding-system-for-write encoding)) >>>> (write-file file))) >>>> (unwind-protect (progn (insert output) (let ((coding-system-for-write >>>> encoding)) (write-file file))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer >>>> temp-buffer))) >>>> (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn >>>> (insert output) (let ((coding-system-for-write encoding)) (write-file >>>> file))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer)))) >>>> (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer >>>> (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (insert output) (let >>>> ((coding-system-for-write encoding)) (write-file file))) (and (buffer-name >>>> temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))) >>>> (let ((output (org-export-as backend subtreep visible-only body-only >>>> ext-plist))) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) >>>> (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn >>>> (insert output) (let ((coding-system-for-write encoding)) (write-file >>>> file))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))) (if >>>> (and (org-export--copy-to-kill-ring-p) (org-string-nw-p output)) (progn >>>> (org-kill-new output))) (or (and (functionp post-process) (funcall >>>> post-process file)) file)) >>>> (if async (let ((with-temp-message "Initializing asynchronous export >>>> process") (current-message)) (unwind-protect (progn (if with-temp-message >>>> (progn (setq current-message (current-message)) (message "%s" >>>> with-temp-message))) (let ((--copy-fun (org-export--generate-copy-script >>>> ...)) (--temp-file (make-temp-file "org-export-process")) (--coding >>>> buffer-file-coding-system)) (let ((temp-file --temp-file) (temp-buffer >>>> ...)) (unwind-protect (prog1 ... ...) (and ... ...))) (let* >>>> ((process-connection-type nil) (--proc-buffer ...) (--process ...)) >>>> (org-export-add-to-stack (get-buffer --proc-buffer) nil --process) (let >>>> (...) (set-process-sentinel --process ...))))) (and with-temp-message (if >>>> current-message (message "%s" current-message) (message nil))))) (let >>>> ((output (org-export-as backend subtreep visible-only body-only >>>> ext-plist))) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) >>>> (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn >>>> (insert output) (let (...) (write-file file))) (and (buffer-name >>>> temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))) (if (and >>>> (org-export--copy-to-kill-ring-p) (org-string-nw-p output)) (progn >>>> (org-kill-new output))) (or (and (functionp post-process) (funcall >>>> post-process file)) file))) >>>> (let ((ext-plist (org-combine-plists (list (quote :output-file) file) >>>> ext-plist)) (encoding (or org-export-coding-system >>>> buffer-file-coding-system))) (if async (let ((with-temp-message >>>> "Initializing asynchronous export process") (current-message)) >>>> (unwind-protect (progn (if with-temp-message (progn (setq current-message >>>> ...) (message "%s" with-temp-message))) (let ((--copy-fun ...) >>>> (--temp-file ...) (--coding buffer-file-coding-system)) (let (... ...) >>>> (unwind-protect ... ...)) (let* (... ... ...) (org-export-add-to-stack ... >>>> nil --process) (let ... ...)))) (and with-temp-message (if current-message >>>> (message "%s" current-message) (message nil))))) (let ((output >>>> (org-export-as backend subtreep visible-only body-only ext-plist))) (let >>>> ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) (save-current-buffer >>>> (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn (insert output) (let ... >>>> ...)) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer temp-buffer))))) (if >>>> (and (org-export--copy-to-kill-ring-p) (org-string-nw-p output)) (progn >>>> (org-kill-new output))) (or (and (functionp post-process) (funcall >>>> post-process file)) file)))) >>>> (if (not (file-writable-p file)) (error "Output file not writable") (let >>>> ((ext-plist (org-combine-plists (list (quote :output-file) file) >>>> ext-plist)) (encoding (or org-export-coding-system >>>> buffer-file-coding-system))) (if async (let ((with-temp-message >>>> "Initializing asynchronous export process") (current-message)) >>>> (unwind-protect (progn (if with-temp-message (progn ... ...)) (let (... >>>> ... ...) (let ... ...) (let* ... ... ...))) (and with-temp-message (if >>>> current-message (message "%s" current-message) (message nil))))) (let >>>> ((output (org-export-as backend subtreep visible-only body-only >>>> ext-plist))) (let ((temp-buffer (generate-new-buffer " *temp*"))) >>>> (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (unwind-protect (progn ... >>>> ...) (and ... ...)))) (if (and (org-export--copy-to-kill-ring-p) >>>> (org-string-nw-p output)) (progn (org-kill-new output))) (or (and >>>> (functionp post-process) (funcall post-process file)) file))))) >>>> org-export-to-file(latex "./test.tex.tex" nil nil nil nil nil) >>>> (let ((outfile (org-export-output-file-name ".tex" subtreep))) >>>> (org-export-to-file (quote latex) outfile async subtreep visible-only >>>> body-only ext-plist)) >>>> org-latex-export-to-latex(nil nil nil nil nil) >>>> (let* ((bibfiles (mapcar (quote expand-file-name) >>>> (org-ref-find-bibliography))) (temp-bib) (bibtex-entries) biboption csl >>>> (current-file (buffer-file-name)) (basename (file-name-sans-extension >>>> current-file)) (tex-file (concat basename ".tex")) (docx-file (concat >>>> basename ".docx"))) (save-buffer) (if bibfiles (progn (setq bibtex-entries >>>> (let* ((bibtex-files bibfiles) (keys (reverse ...)) >>>> (bibtex-entry-kill-ring-max (length keys)) (bibtex-entry-kill-ring (quote >>>> nil))) (let ((wconfig ...)) (unwind-protect (progn ...) >>>> (set-window-configuration wconfig))) (mapconcat (quote identity) >>>> bibtex-entry-kill-ring "\n\n")) temp-bib (make-temp-file "ox-word-" nil >>>> ".bib") biboption (format " --bibliography=%s " temp-bib)) (let >>>> ((temp-file temp-bib) (temp-buffer (get-buffer-create >>>> (generate-new-buffer-name " *temp file*")))) (unwind-protect (prog1 >>>> (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (insert bibtex-entries)) >>>> (save-current-buffer (set-buffer temp-buffer) (write-region nil nil >>>> temp-file nil 0))) (and (buffer-name temp-buffer) (kill-buffer >>>> temp-buffer)))))) (setq csl (cdr (assoc "PANDOC-CSL" (org-element-map >>>> (org-element-parse-buffer) (quote keyword) (function (lambda (key) (cons >>>> ... ...))))))) (if csl (setq csl (format " --csl=%s " csl)) (setq csl " >>>> ")) (org-latex-export-to-latex async subtreep visible-only body-only >>>> options) (if (file-exists-p docx-file) (progn (delete-file docx-file))) >>>> (shell-command (format "pandoc -s -S %s%s\"%s\" -o \"%s\"" biboption csl >>>> tex-file docx-file)) (delete-file temp-bib) (org-open-file docx-file >>>> (quote (16)))) >>>> ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open() >>>> funcall-interactively(ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open) >>>> call-interactively(ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open record nil) >>>> command-execute(ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open record) >>>> helm-M-x(nil #("ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open" 0 43 >>>> (match-part "ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open"))) >>>> funcall-interactively(helm-M-x nil >>>> #("ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open" 0 43 (match-part >>>> "ox-export-via-latex-pandoc-to-docx-and-open"))) >>>> call-interactively(helm-M-x nil nil) >>>> command-execute(helm-M-x) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Professor John Kitchin >>> Doherty Hall A207F >>> Department of Chemical Engineering >>> Carnegie Mellon University >>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >>> 412-268-7803 >>> @johnkitchin >>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu&d=DwIFaQ&c=kbmfwr1Yojg42sGEpaQh5ofMHBeTl9EI2eaqQZhHbOU&r=s3_3riAscdqtNAzgOuwYB9g0dZVGcp8BNCy_RylYdxU&m=fpDGKjoBGMLn-IR_Ppzt26Yc5eU8GW50J-DqGll1blc&s=jqihIKTRKkfrF9V2SuWfN6RqVs6ghQUh-wXvKohuNi8&e= > > > -- > Professor John Kitchin > Doherty Hall A207F > Department of Chemical Engineering > Carnegie Mellon University > Pittsburgh, PA 15213 > 412-268-7803 > @johnkitchin > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu&d=DwIFaQ&c=kbmfwr1Yojg42sGEpaQh5ofMHBeTl9EI2eaqQZhHbOU&r=s3_3riAscdqtNAzgOuwYB9g0dZVGcp8BNCy_RylYdxU&m=Ak2zZPodYjZldCE4XzfFYpSENYzapnBe2-oTIEbBnI4&s=kQj3UIrDBe-cf4dsH6pm2x4G8P9a_nOw-uI1_hgatLI&e=
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