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From: Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com>
To: Org Mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: using a simple numerical variable in an org text ocument
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:36:53 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAN_Dec-gkQnop2+AnwM89XsfotJi-WhLshxomBw7QivyWtmSfg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,

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...

Thanks guys!
Matt

next             reply	other threads:[~2013-07-25 21:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-07-25 21:36 Matt Price [this message]
2013-07-25 21:55 ` using a simple numerical variable in an org text ocument Thorsten Jolitz
2013-07-25 23:39 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-07-26  1:16   ` Jonathan Leech-Pepin
2013-07-26  7:43 ` Sebastien Vauban
2013-07-27 18:19   ` Dieter Wilhelm
2013-08-14  5:54     ` Sebastien Vauban

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