>>>>> "Mirko" == Mirko Vukovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    >> 
    >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Sullivan
    >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Discussion <[email protected]>
    >> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:12:47 -0400 Subject: Re:
    >> [Planner-el-discuss] Intermittent planner/muse problems (John
    >> Sullivan) "Mirko Vukovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
    >> 
    >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: John Sullivan
    >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Discussion
    >> <[email protected]> >> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:19:44
    >> -0400 >> Subject: Re: [Planner-el-discuss] Intermittent
    >> planner/muse problems >> "Mirko Vukovic"
    >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
    >> >
    >> >> Try evaluating (file-name-directory "~/.plans") and see what
    >> happens.
    >> >>
    >> > To add to my previous reply:
    >> >
    >> > (file-name-directory "~/.plans") gives "~/"
    >> 
    >> This seems to be a problem, right? Not related to muse or
    >> planner..

    Mirko> Well, I am wondering where exactly the problem lies.  I
    Mirko> played a bit more with file-name-directory on my Emacs
    Mirko> (22.1.1 on windows XP).  And in general, it seems that if the
    Mirko> argument of file name ends with a slash, the whole argument
    Mirko> is returned, otherwise, the part up to the last slash:

    Mirko> (file-name-directory "d:/projects/") gives "d:/projects/"

    Mirko> where projects is a valid directory, and

    Mirko> (file-name-directory "d:/projects") gives "d:/"

    Mirko> file-name-directory does not seem to care whether the path is
    Mirko> an existent one or not.  Trying (fine-name-directory
    Mirko> "d:/bar") gives "d:/" even though bar is a non-existent
    Mirko> directory (there is a directory foo) and trying
    Mirko> (fine-name-directory "d:/bar/") gives "d:/bar"

    Thierry> Did you try (file-name-directory "d:\bar\") ?

    >> 
    >> -- John Sullivan Emacs Planner Maintainer
    >> http://www.wjsullivan.net/PlannerMode.html GPG Key: AE8600B6

    Mirko> Thanks,

    Mirko> Mirko

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