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From: Arun Persaud <apersaud@lbl.gov>
Subject: Re: org babel question: reference tables in remote file
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:26:33 -0700
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Hi

>> Is there a reason not to allow link-syntax like
>> remote(file:<path>::<tablename>, <cellref>)?
> 
> Well, probably histerical raisins, as Stefan would say...
> 
> But the concept of a link is really twofold: it's a reference,
> and an object you can interactively act uppon by following it.
> 
> Using the link syntax for something is used solely as a ref
> would be confusing IMHO.

thanks for the answer. It would be nice to be able to reference tables
in other files easily though, so some form of <path>:<tablename> would
be great for the remote call. Is there some special ref syntax that
could be used here?

Arun