Org Clock Report Not Working
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Hercislife23 · 2022-08-01 13:24

I am trying to use `org-clock-report` but for some reason it won't
allow me to clock in. I've tried a handful of different scenarios, but
even the most basic of just running `org-clock-report` then clocking
in, doesn't work. I keep getting an error similar to `before first at
position XXX in buffer` [`test.org`](https://test.org) the issue
though is the position of my cursor doesn't seem to change anything
aside from the position number.

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My [test.org](https://test.org) file is below, it's literally just the
clock. No matter what line I leave my cursor on when trying to log in,
I get that above error.

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`#+BEGIN: clocktable :scope file :maxlevel 2`

`#+CAPTION: Clock summary at [2022-08-01 Mon 08:17]`

`| Headline | Time |`

`|----------------+------|`

`| *Total time*     | *0:00* |`

`#+END:`

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MousetrapPling · 2022-08-01 19:43

Don't you need a headline to clock in on in the test buffer?

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Hercislife23 · 2022-08-01 20:02

Mind elaborating with an example? I'm not sure what you mean by a
headline.

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[deleted] · 2022-08-02 08:25

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MousetrapPling · 2022-08-02 08:27

* This is a headline
    ** This is a second level headline
    This is some body text, explaining that if you put the cursor on a
headline you should be able to clock in.

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Hercislife23 · 2022-08-02 15:06

Thank you! I had it working on a different computer, and the clock was
on the bottom so I didn't even think about there being a headline on
the top of the file (100 lines or so up). This fixed my problem!