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Clocktable :step errors

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From: Craig Smith <craig.smith7034 <at> outlook.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Clocktable :step errors 
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 15:49:45 +0000

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Good Day,


I am encountering clocktable :step errors with EMACS.  The following command

M-x org-clock-report

applied to

#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 4 :scope tree2 :tstart "<2021-10-03 Sun 00:01>" :tend "<tomorrow>" :step month :narrow 75! :link nil
#+END: clocktable

yields the following error message

Wrong type argument: number-or-marker-p, nil

The same error occurs with :step semimonth and :step year as well.  If I use :step day or :step week, there is no error and EMACS cheerfully produces the desired report.

Online documentation states the :step month, semimonth or year commands are valid.  The below link is one such instance.

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/org/The-clock-table.html

But, I have tried the :step commands with Emacs 25.3.1 on Windows 10, Emacs 26.3 on Windows XP and Emacs 26.3 on my Android phone through Termux.  All three versions do not accept the :step month, :step semimonth or :step year command.  I have concluded the :step month, semimonth or year commands were valid at one time and online documentation has not caught up with the change.  It is not a big problem, but Ι thought worth bringing to your attention.


Regards,


Craig Smith
Texas

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Message #10 received at 54670 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Craig Smith <craig.smith7034 <at> outlook.com>
Cc: 54670 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#54670: Clocktable :step errors
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:09:28 +0200

>>>>> On Fri, 1 Apr 2022 15:49:45 +0000, Craig Smith <craig.smith7034 <at> outlook.com> said:
    Craig> Online documentation states the :step month, semimonth or year commands are valid.  The below link is one such instance.

    Craig> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/org/The-clock-table.html

    Craig> But, I have tried the :step commands with Emacs 25.3.1 on Windows 10,
    Craig> Emacs 26.3 on Windows XP and Emacs 26.3 on my Android phone through
    Craig> Termux.  All three versions do not accept the :step month, :step
    Craig> semimonth or :step year command.  I have concluded the :step month,
    Craig> semimonth or year commands were valid at one time and online
    Craig> documentation has not caught up with the change.  It is not a big
    Craig> problem, but Ι thought worth bringing to your attention.

I think itʼs the other way around: those variants were added in a
later version of org than the one youʼre using (and the online manual
thus describes them). Theyʼre definitely available in emacs-27 and
later. From memory, current org still supports emacs-26, so you could
try installing the latest packaged org from ELPA.

Robert
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