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From: William Kunkel <will@wkunkel.com>
Subject: Org-Babel concise named scalar variables
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:23:12 -0400
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I'm just getting started using Org Babel and I've run into a bit of an
annoyance that I can't seem to find an answer to in the Org Babel docs. I
find myself wanting to use one variable in multiple code blocks, for
example, the path to a file. Org Babel provides several mechanisms for
including array/list types, via tables and lists with a #+NAME line before
them. However the only mechanism it provides for single variables is #+NAME
before example blocks, which just seem clunky for something as trivial as a
file path or numeric variable. Is there a more concise way to do simple
variables, or am I stuck with the named example blocks?

Thanks,
Will

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>I&#39;m just getting started using Org Babel and=
 I&#39;ve run into a bit of an annoyance that I can&#39;t seem to find an a=
nswer to in the Org Babel docs. I find myself wanting to use one variable i=
n multiple code blocks, for example, the path to a file. Org Babel provides=
 several mechanisms for including array/list types, via tables and lists wi=
th a #+NAME line before them. However the only mechanism it provides for si=
ngle variables is #+NAME before example blocks, which just seem clunky for =
something as trivial as a file path or numeric variable. Is there a more co=
ncise way to do simple variables, or am I stuck with the named example bloc=
ks?<br>
<br></div>Thanks,<br></div>Will<br></div>

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