Adding #+name to result block in babel

Adding #+name to result block in babel

[Henrik Frisk]

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Hi,

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but is it possible to have a name be
added to the result block such as running:

#+begin_src shell
  echo "Hello"
#+end_src

results in

#+RESULTS:
#+name: my_result
: Hello

Thank you!

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Re: Adding #+name to result block in babel

[Bill Burdick]

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Hi Henrik,

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 2:11 AM Henrik Frisk <frisk.h@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Maybe I'm missing something obvious but is it possible to have a name be
> added to the result block such as running:
>
> #+begin_src shell
>   echo "Hello"
> #+end_src
>
> results in
>
> #+RESULTS:
> #+name: my_result
> : Hello
>
> Thank you!
>

Name your block, like this:
    #+name: my_result
    #+begin_src sh
    echo hello
    #+end_src

When you evaluate it, you'll get this:

    #+name: my_result
    #+begin_src sh
    echo hello
    #+end_src

    #+RESULTS: my_result
    : hello

Then you can use the result like this:

    #+begin_src sh :var value=my_result
    echo $value
    #+end_src

    #+RESULTS:
    : hello


-- Bill

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Re: Adding #+name to result block in babel

[Henrik Frisk]

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Den tis 29 nov. 2022 kl 06:20 skrev Bill Burdick <bill.burdick@gmail.com>:

> Hi Henrik,
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 2:11 AM Henrik Frisk <frisk.h@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Maybe I'm missing something obvious but is it possible to have a name be
>> added to the result block such as running:
>>
>> #+begin_src shell
>>   echo "Hello"
>> #+end_src
>>
>> results in
>>
>> #+RESULTS:
>> #+name: my_result
>> : Hello
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>
> Name your block, like this:
>     #+name: my_result
>     #+begin_src sh
>     echo hello
>     #+end_src
>
> When you evaluate it, you'll get this:
>
>     #+name: my_result
>     #+begin_src sh
>     echo hello
>     #+end_src
>
>     #+RESULTS: my_result
>     : hello
>
> Then you can use the result like this:
>
>     #+begin_src sh :var value=my_result
>     echo $value
>     #+end_src
>
>     #+RESULTS:
>     : hello
>
Thank you! That was good to be reminded of, but I should have been more
explicit in my first email. I'm working with a language (sclang) that for
various reasons does not have support for variables in this way. The only
option I have to include the results from one block is by using a noweb
referens:

#+begin_src shell
   echo "Hello"
#+end_src

#+RESULTS:
#+name: my_result
: Hello

#+begin_src sclang :noweb yes
  <<my_result>>
#+end_src

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Re: Adding #+name to result block in babel

[Johan Tolö]

Henrik Frisk <frisk.h@gmail.com> writes:
[snipped]
>>  Then you can use the result like this:
>>
>>      #+begin_src sh :var value=my_result
>>      echo $value
>>      #+end_src
>>      
>>      #+RESULTS:
>>      : hello
>>

This does not use the result but rather reevaluates the 
"my_result" code block.

> Thank you! That was good to be reminded of, but I should have 
> been more explicit in my first email. I'm working with a 
> language (sclang)
> that for various reasons does not have support for variables in 
> this way. The only option I have to include the results from one 
> block is by
> using a noweb referens:
>
> #+begin_src shell
>    echo "Hello"
> #+end_src
>
> #+RESULTS:
> #+name: my_result
> : Hello
>
> #+begin_src sclang :noweb yes
>   <<my_result>>
> #+end_src

You could try adapting the examples for using :post at the end of: 
https://orgmode.org/manual/Results-of-Evaluation.html

But in my (limited) experience it is difficult to get the output 
right.

Another suggestion is to use a templating system for generating 
the src block and include the #+name: part in the template. I use 
yasnippet for this.


-- 
Johan Tolö