org babel question: reference tables in remote file

org babel question: reference tables in remote file

[Arun Persaud]

Hi

I would like to reference a table in a different file in some org-babel
python code via the :var variables.  The manual mentions that you can
use #+NAME for tables in the same file or IDs for tables in other files.
Is there a reason not to allow link-syntax like
remote(file:<path>::<tablename>, <cellref>)?

Thanks

Arun

Re: org babel question: reference tables in remote file

[Bastien]

Hi Arun,

Arun Persaud <apersaud@lbl.gov> writes:

> 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.

-- 
 Bastien

Re: org babel question: reference tables in remote file

[Arun Persaud]

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

Re: org babel question: reference tables in remote file

[Bastien]

Hi Arun,

Arun Persaud <apersaud@lbl.gov> writes:

> 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?

     remote(NAME-OR-ID,REF)

describes a reference to a table in a section, possibly in a different
file, and the ID property is probably more stable than a filename, so
I'd argue that what we have is enough.

-- 
 Bastien