How can I extract the cell value from the result of the org-table-get-
remote-range command?
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vfclists · 2022-08-22 07:03

The result of `(org-table-get-remote-range "TableRef" "@I+1$1")` is
output such as

  `#("cell-contents" 0 35 (fontified t face org-table org-category
"file-or-buffer-name"))`, but `"cell-contents"` is all I want.

What kind of expression is this, and how do I extract `"cell-
contents"` alone from from it?

What is the syntax for including the file name in the reference, ie
something along the lines of `"filename::TableRef"`?

For now I have to test the function in the same file as the table, but
I also want to do it externally.

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vfclists · 2022-08-22 11:39

I got the first question okay via `(substring-no-properties (org-
table-get-remote-range "TableRef" "@I+1$1"))` *(Emacs docs suck)*

but I am still struggling on the remote table references.