emacs/var/elfeed/db/data/a3/a37c152791f80f4d5511b5497b44381f6cae0973

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Why are there different results from <code>org-read-date</code> in a Calc formula (via TBLFM) compared to a source block?</p> <pre><code>#+begin_src elisp (list (list (org-read-date nil nil &quot;today&quot;) &quot;today&quot;) (list (org-read-date nil nil &quot;-Thu&quot;) &quot;last Thursday&quot;) (list (format-time-string &quot;%A %m/%d/%Y&quot; (org-read-date nil t &quot;-Thu&quot;)) &quot;*correct*&quot;)) #+end_src #+RESULTS: | 2021-12-29 | today | | 2021-12-23 | last Thursday | | Thursday 12/23/2021 | *correct* | | Date: | Wednesday 12/29/2021 | *incorrect?* | #+TBLFM: $2=&#39;(format-time-string &quot;%A %m/%d/%Y&quot; (org-read-date nil t &quot;-Thu&quot;)) #+begin_src elisp (list (list (emacs-version)) (list (replace-regexp-in-string &quot;/home/.*?/&quot; &quot;/home/ELIDED/&quot; (org-version nil t)))) #+end_src #+RESULTS: | GNU Emacs 27.2 (build 1, x86_64-suse-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.20, cairo version 1.16.0) | | Org mode version 9.5.2 (9.5.2-gfbff08 @ /home/ELIDED/.emacs.d/elpa/org-9.5.2/) | </code></pre> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Visual_Bumblebee_555"> /u/Visual_Bumblebee_555 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/rruunf/are_there_table_formula_limitations_to_orgreaddate/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/rruunf/are_there_table_formula_limitations_to_orgreaddate/">[comments]</a></span>