RE: A question about interactive

[Drew Adams]

>> (interactive (list (read-file-name "Filename: " "c:/"))

There should have been another `)' at the end of that; sorry.
         
> when I run f M-x f - it asks for the file name but it does
> not insert into the buffer.

It inserts the file name.  FILE is a file name.  Maybe you are looking for
`insert-file', which inserts file contents, and not `insert' (which you had in
your code).
        
> I was not able to read about this in C-h-f interactive - 
> Can you explain what's happening here  - interactive is
> supposed to take in a string as its argument -how is it
> working with a list?

In the Elisp manual, use `i interactive' to find node `Using Interactive'.  Read
the 3rd bullet about argument ARG-DESCRIPTOR.

The manual is your friend.  Please look there first.  Use `i' to find stuff.
Use `C-s' or `C-M-s' to search if you cannot find something using `i'.

Use `report-emacs-bug' if you cannot easily find something that is in the
manual, e.g., if you think another index entry should be added.

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