Make sure remote references will not switch the selected buffer

Karl Eichwalder writes:

> Consider the following two files:
>
> * 2009
> #+TBLNAME: 2009
>  :PROPERTIES:
>  :ID:       ea32e5b5-31ba-468e-8e31-3e0d09696bb0
>  :END:
> |-----+-------|
> |  mm |    km |
> |-----+-------|
> | all | 946.8 |
> |-----+-------|
>
> * 2010
> #+TBLNAME: 2010
>  :PROPERTIES:
>  :ID:       e0df84c4-8abc-458f-a1ee-eb53eb71b4f0
>  :END:
> |-----+-------+-------+-------|
> |  mm |    km |  B km |  G km |
> |-----+-------+-------+-------|
> | all | 249.4 | 429.2 | 678.6 |
> |-----+-------+-------+-------|
>
> * all
>  :PROPERTIES:
>  :ID:       44751a7f-73a4-4c07-b3c2-e3edb9042acd
>  :END:
> #+TBLNAME: all
> |------+--------|
> | yyyy |     km |
> |------+--------|
> | 2009 |        |
> | 2010 |  678.6 |
> |------+--------|
> |  all | 1625.4 |
> |------+--------|
> #+TBLFM: @2$2=remote(ea32e5b5-31ba-468e-8e31-3e0d09696bb0,$LR2);%.1f::@3$2=remote(2010,$LR4);%.1f::$LR2=vsum(@2$2..@-1);%.1f
>
> Then, in the 2010 file, eval the formula of the "all" table by pressing
> C-c C-c.
> ==>
>
> It takes the km value from the 2009 file, but also puts the cursor
> (point) into the 2009 file in front of the ID:
>
> * 2009
> #+TBLNAME: 2009
>  :PROPERTIES:
>  :ID:       -!-ea32e5b5-31ba-468e-8e31-3e0d09696bb0
>  :END:
> |-----+-------|
> |  mm |    km |
> |-----+-------|
> | all | 946.8 |
> |-----+-------|
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- cut here -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>
> I'd prefer if the point would stay in the 2010 file.

lisp/ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2010-05-12  Carsten Dominik  <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
 
+	* org-table.el (org-table-get-remote-range): Return to
+	original buffer when retrieving remote reference.
+
 	* org.el (org-display-inline-images): Do the entire buffer,
 	not just the narrowed region.  Clear the cache.
 	(org-display-inline-images): Match mode file paths.

lisp/org-table.el

@@ -4343,23 +4343,23 @@ list of the fields in the rectangle ."
 	      (setq buffer (marker-buffer id-loc)
 		    loc (marker-position id-loc))
 	      (move-marker id-loc nil)))
-	  (switch-to-buffer buffer)
-	  (save-excursion
-	    (save-restriction
-	      (widen)
-	      (goto-char loc)
-	      (forward-char 1)
-	      (unless (and (re-search-forward "^\\(\\*+ \\)\\|[ \t]*|" nil t)
-			   (not (match-beginning 1)))
-		(error "Cannot find a table at NAME or ID %s" name-or-id))
-	      (setq tbeg (point-at-bol))
-	      (org-table-get-specials)
-	      (setq form (org-table-formula-substitute-names form))
-	      (if (and (string-match org-table-range-regexp form)
-		       (> (length (match-string 0 form)) 1))
-		  (save-match-data
-		    (org-table-get-range (match-string 0 form) tbeg 1))
-		form))))))))
+	  (with-current-buffer buffer
+	    (save-excursion
+	      (save-restriction
+		(widen)
+		(goto-char loc)
+		(forward-char 1)
+		(unless (and (re-search-forward "^\\(\\*+ \\)\\|[ \t]*|" nil t)
+			     (not (match-beginning 1)))
+		  (error "Cannot find a table at NAME or ID %s" name-or-id))
+		(setq tbeg (point-at-bol))
+		(org-table-get-specials)
+		(setq form (org-table-formula-substitute-names form))
+		(if (and (string-match org-table-range-regexp form)
+			 (> (length (match-string 0 form)) 1))
+		    (save-match-data
+		      (org-table-get-range (match-string 0 form) tbeg 1))
+		  form)))))))))
 
 (provide 'org-table)