Re: [O] org-capture-template: file+datetree+prompt not using prompted date in template

[Nick Dokos]

Shankar Rao <address@hidden> writes:

> For the following org capture template:
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
>       '(("d" "Date Tree Test" plain
> (file+datetree+prompt "~/org/testdt.org")
> "This date should be the date i picked: %<%y%m%d>")))
>
> Though this is filed under the correct date in the datetree, no matter what 
> date I select in the prompt,
> the date displayed in the template is the current date. Is this a bug or a 
> feature?
>

It's a feature I guess - org-capture.el says:

      ;; The current time
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (while (re-search-forward "%<\\([^>\n]+\\)>" nil t)
        (replace-match (format-time-string (match-string 1)) t t))

and there is no provision for another time to be given here. I don't
think there is any provision in the template for a time other than the
current time: at least I can't see a %-escape that takes a different
time.

--
Nick