Re: Forcing a mode

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> (Note that Tcl scripts typically begin something like:
>
>    #!/bin/sh
>    # ....
>    # \
>    exec tclsh "$0" ${1+"$@"}
>
> so Emacs cannot deduce the mode from the shebang.)

On Tandem platforms there are no filename extensions.
Moreover, because over 90% of source files I work on are
legacy and most Tandem programmers have never heard
of Emacs, I can't go around changing source files to add
these cookies everywhere I consult.

So I had to write something that does just what you want.
I ripped redundant/irrelevent stuff out, below.
Hopefully I didn't break anything in the meanwhile.

Someone interested in the full version should see my
emacswiki page.

(defadvice set-auto-mode ; RGB 2003
  (after my-determine-language last () activate)
  "If language is fundamental-mode Emacs didn't detect it.
Some 1st line language indicators are used to do recognition."
  (if (eq major-mode 'fundamental-mode)
      (let ((mode nil))
        (save-excursion ; don't trash bookmarks
          (goto-char (point-min))
          (if (looking-at
               (concat
                "\\(\\?TACL \\|==\\| *#set\\|\\?SECTION +\\"
                "(\\S-+\\s-+\\"
                "(macro\\|routine\\|alias\\|text\\)\\)\\b\\)"))
              (setq mode 'tacl-mode)
            (if (looking-at "\\?SECTION +.+,TANDEM\\b")
                (setq mode 'ddl-mode)
              (if (looking-at "\\?ANSI\\b")
                  (setq mode 'cobol-mode)
                (if (looking-at "#[-*#=\n]")
                    (setq mode 'acimake-mode)
                  (if (or (looking-at "\\?pep")
                          (looking-at "[!*] SCHEMA")
                          (looking-at "!FILE CREATED BY GENFWD"))
                      (setq mode 'tal-mode)))))))
    (if mode
        (funcall mode)))))