From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tom Browder Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How do I use a var as a string? Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:56:44 -0500 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1469815053 21851 80.91.229.3 (29 Jul 2016 17:57:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:57:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" To: John Mastro Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 29 19:57:32 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1bTC2O-0007Bg-48 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:57:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60870 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bTC2I-0006qW-6X for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:57:26 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54932) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bTC1f-0006p7-Nj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:56:48 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bTC1d-0005DW-Th for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:56:46 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-oi0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::22d]:33621) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1bTC1d-0005DS-P2 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:56:45 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-oi0-x22d.google.com with SMTP id j185so115990463oih.0 for ; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:56:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=HJyJk+M+b2ChHZYfIph/cWDi26Yx9IvSZ/rdIeD09ZE=; b=EFEdxPQXNH+8TiDluimv7zwyO3VJpqdRqY6/Ul+EwM9Dj+UjuDeL9Yaxr0LEV85DRZ 3dLc90y777kHvkSun1zacV1rX+STIjtvoyaJWKb6V8sRacsnMeqfrh4kLbpA6bwPqttN iuZHy7WUXRvy5GUKesJ9W7Qs4kWYWrzbH+tVTJIsJoIK9D9Jeyp99GmDbnK7sHnwSJvW co3+joFyLdkCysfqQIIxqMPGLJsvlXrSi6Dni2HM02Tv+ZPqF1RCQmGuNFmsPcdzGNeZ siDW2Y0r0FJlrLcclmbq3btGBVMgb7M5Pp+eeBrSyVVBJ5bw1OeCdJhaOeEtT+EseeSA NhAA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=HJyJk+M+b2ChHZYfIph/cWDi26Yx9IvSZ/rdIeD09ZE=; b=kf32tmuNS0prxUb9eb4ypyasDDSlauOp4+kkmrLgXvz+y/sd6AoC0uzp2IcTEPBpkg yZSUP4B1V733bz7LHMXhDI69/iqsbCpzAZSzp+winp8dGl3BPqmnnHafL5Tz6OJC3FLg OgdI6FWs0FE5NFTiI2+zwree0mRoxL/HxUGy1pWVJapZF3K/aM9rWvxXKFpHXqY96EXb bj+nZ9xBQBrKZEEkJomy8UAHClJB1EXgpCrVOeOtrVhqA3D7q0ohdAv5iZVlEOQfzhqi DMoioxrx/6D4uCKlQCX4IFgdRpi95DGN+TNwCVtUgfxuxLBPrnMl7XfwwDA7Ah/sMSrw 44eA== X-Gm-Message-State: AEkoouuhro5BAqBHgLFP8BY1FZ7YJAx9/tNAk9qrCW5de+bZAotSInjjCiSjH2doLRLwHt9Usqt8xQ6c2YqjHg== X-Received: by 10.202.171.80 with SMTP id u77mr26295844oie.29.1469815005114; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:56:45 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.157.62.135 with HTTP; Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:56:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4003:c06::22d X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.21 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:111007 Archived-At: On Friday, July 29, 2016, John Mastro wrote: > John Mastro > wrote: > > I haven't followed this discussion in detail, but try this[1]. That looks like an excellent lead, John (and not easy to find for a noob without help from old heads). I read the entries in the elisp manual and am anxious to try it. One thing I can say with confidence is that the issue is not related to > `defvar' vs. `defconst' :) Well I can confirm that now, too! Thanks so much--I'll report back after I get back to my PC. Best regards, -Tom