Re: [O] [babel] Expand code is failing on a #+call line

[Eric Schulte]

>
>> As to this specific question... I am not sure where you are trying to
>> expand a code block.  It seems as if you are trying to expand a call
>> line, but I do not believe that is supposed to be possible.
>
> As for any other code block, all I want is to see its expanded (instantiated)
> version before I run it.
>
> Is this not doable when you call the code block remotely (I mean: from
> a #+call line, instead of from the code block itself)?
>

That is correct.  There is no reason (that I can think of at the moment)
why this functionality could not be added, but currently the code block
preview functionality expects to be called from within a code block.

>
> If not, does that mean we better not put code block into the lob, when we're
> interested by having a look at their expanded form?
>

Yes, given the current state of affairs that is correct.

Best -- Eric

>
> Best regards,
>   Seb
>
>> "Sebastien Vauban" <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Hi Eric,
>>>
>>> * Config
>>>
>>> ** Some file to be ingested
>>>
>>> Let's say I have this code in a =my-lob.org= file:
>>>
>>> #+srcname: add-column-in-table(table="", column="", type="", nullability="")
>>> #+begin_src sql
>>> -- add column `$column' (if column does not exist yet)
>>> IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT *
>>>                FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
>>>                WHERE TABLE_NAME = '$table'
>>>                AND COLUMN_NAME = '$column')
>>> BEGIN
>>>     ALTER TABLE $table
>>>     ADD $column $type $nullability
>>> END
>>> #+end_src
>>>
>>> ** In .emacs
>>>
>>> ... which I ingest at Emacs startup through the lines:
>>>
>>> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>>> (require 'ob-lob)
>>> (org-babel-lob-ingest "~/org/my-lob.org")
>>> #+end_src
>>>
>>> * Some other document
>>>
>>> ** Source params
>>>
>>> In some other document, I have a table with columns I'd like to add in a
>>> database:
>>>
>>> #+results: params
>>> | table   | column         | type        | nullability |
>>> |---------+----------------+-------------+-------------|
>>> | dossier | pfiResetDate   | date        | NULL        |
>>> | dossier | pfiResetOprID  | tinyint     | NULL        |
>>> | dossier | pfiResetOprNom | varchar(64) | NULL        |
>>>
>>> Normally, I could call statements like this:
>>>
>>> #+call: add-column-in-table(table=params[2,0], column=params[2,1], 
>>> type=params[2,2], nullability=params[2,3])
>>>
>>> But...
>>>
>>> ** Expand code is failing
>>>
>>> =C-c C-v C-v= does generate an error:
>>>
>>>     setf: Wrong type argument: consp, nil
>>>
>>> #+begin_src text
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument consp nil)
>>>   setcar(nil ((:cache . "") (:comments . "") (:exports . "") (:noweb . "") 
>>> (:padline . "") (:results . "") (:shebang . "") (:tangle . "")))
>>>   (setf (nth 2 info) (sort (org-babel-merge-params ... params) (lambda ... 
>>> ...)))
>>>   (let* ((info ...) (lang ...) (params ...) (body ...) (expand-cmd ...) 
>>> (assignments-cmd ...) (expanded ...)) (org-edit-src-code nil expanded 
>>> (concat "*Org-Babel Preview " ... "[ " lang " ]*")))
>>>   org-babel-expand-src-block()
>>>   call-interactively(org-babel-expand-src-block nil nil)
>>> #+end_src
>>>
>>> This stays very unclear to me...
>>>
>>> ** Execute code is failing
>>>
>>> By the way, =C-c C-v C-e= returns as well an error:
>>>
>>>     let: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil
>>>
>>> This is explainable: that's because the SQL =engine= is not known (not given
>>> neither in the header of the code block, neither anywhere in this file).
>>>
>>> #+begin_src text
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp nil)
>>>   intern(nil)
>>>   (let ((--cl-var-- ...)) (cond (... ...) (... ...) (... ...) (t ...)))
>>>   (case (intern engine) ((quote msosql) (format "osql %s -s \"      \" -i 
>>> %s -o %s" ... ... ...)) ((quote mysql) (format "mysql %s < %s > %s" ... ... 
>>> ...)) ((quote postgresql) (format "psql -A -P footer=off -F \"        \"  
>>> -f %s -o %s %s" ... ... ...)) (t (error "no support for the %s sql engine" 
>>> engine)))
>>>   (let* ((result-params ...) (cmdline ...) (engine ...) (in-file ...) 
>>> (out-file ...) (header-delim "") (command ...)) (with-temp-file in-file 
>>> (insert ...)) (message command) (shell-command command) (if (or ... ... ... 
>>> ... ...) (with-temp-buffer ...) (with-temp-buffer ... ... ...)))
>>>   org-babel-execute:sql("-- add column `$column' (if column does not exist 
>>> yet)\nIF NOT EXISTS (SELECT *\n               FROM 
>>> INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS\n               WHERE TABLE_NAME = '$table'\n    
>>>            AND COLUMN_NAME = '$column')\nBEGIN\n    ALTER TABLE $table\n    
>>> ADD $column $type $nullability\nEND" ((:var table . "dossier") (:var column 
>>> . "pfiResetDate") (:var type . "date") (:var nullability . "NULL") 
>>> (:colname-names) (:rowname-names) (:result-params "silent" "replace") 
>>> (:result-type . value) (:comments . "") (:shebang . "") (:cache . "no") 
>>> (:padline . "") (:noweb . "no") (:tangle . "no") (:exports . "code") 
>>> (:results . "silent") (:padnewline . "yes") (:hlines . "no") (:session . 
>>> "none") (:result-type . value) (:result-params "replace") (:rowname-names) 
>>> (:colname-names)))
>>  
>>> #+end_src
>>>
>>> Though, I guess we should have a proper manner to report that some necessary
>>> arguments are missing, instead of failing with a unclear message.
>>>
>>> ** Other weirdnesses
>>>
>>> While the variable =org-babel-library-of-babel= contains the ingested code
>>> (here, of =add-column-in-table=), the variable =org-babel-lob-files= is 
>>> =nil=!?
>>>
>>> ** Speed commands
>>>
>>> Speed commands don't work on the =#+call= lines. If I press =v= or =e=, 
>>> they're
>>> inserted verbatim.
>>>
>>> Can you help me understand the 1^st point of these 4?  Thanks a lot!!

-- 
Eric Schulte
http://cs.unm.edu/~eschulte/