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open file/buffer and insert date into it


From: Kenneth E. Fisler
Subject: open file/buffer and insert date into it
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:43:19 -0400



While we're talking about inserting a date, I would like to open a file
(actually a buffer) and insert some text and today's date into it, something
like:

(defun datefile (dfname)
  "Open file with date in it two times."
  (interactive
   (prgn
    (find-file dfname)
; buffer should have text in it something like:
; "Today is " (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d" nil)
)))

Can this be done?  How?


tia,
kf





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