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Re: "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" opening a draft



At Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:54:17 +0800,
James Harkins wrote:
>
> I'm using a local .drafts folder. Sometimes -- often, actually --
> when I try to open a previously saved draft, I get "Wrong type
> argument: stringp, nil."
>
> That means some work got lost.
>
> How do I prevent this from happening?

First we need to find out what goes wrong: A backtrace of the error
shows us where this error happens.

M-x toggle-debug-on-error RET

If you hit the error, Emacs produces the backtrace buffer that shows
the recent function calls that triggered this error.q

Best,
  -- David
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