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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Subject: Re: inline constant substitution
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 17:05:39 +0200
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Hello,

Paul Rudin <paul-sqPYmOVXOov10XsdtD+oqA@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Suppose I have:
>
> #+CONSTANTS: foo=42
>
> How can I make inline references to a constant on export in regular
> text, rather than in a table?
>
> I want to be able to write something like: 
>
>   The value of foo is $foo 
>
> in my org file, and then end up with:
>
>   The value of foo is 42
>
> when I export to LaTeX.

Constants are for tables only. You can use a macro instead:

#+MACRO: foo 42

  The value of foo is {{{foo}}}.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou