From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: using a simple numerical variable in an org text ocument Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:43:50 +0200 Message-ID: <86mwp922bt.fsf@somewhere.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Matt Price wrote: > I'm making a very simple org-document -- a packing list for a trip. > It has entries like > > - 4 mugs > - for sleeping bags > - 4 thermarest pads > > > I'd like to replace the numbers there by a variable -- so if I make a > list for 4 people, the number displayed will be '4'; but if the list > is for 2 people, the number displayed will be 2. Better would be if I > could also do simple arithmetic manipulations (x * 6 dinners for a > week...). I there a really simple way to do this? if it's not really > easy, it won't really seem worth it, but if it is really easy, I will > use it a lot... As macros are expanded before Babel code is evaluated, I would try #+scr_calc{...} with MACRO constants in the formula (untested). Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban