Re: using "variables" (correct term?)

[Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>]

In article <mailman.19347.1423161313.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
 Steven Arntson <steven@stevenarntson.com> wrote:

> Perhaps what I'm really searching for here is just the correct term,
> because I don't think it's "variables."
> 
> I'm trying to send out some form letters to various people, and am
> looking for a way to define something at the top, like:
> 
>      #+RECIPIENT: Jane Doe
> 
> which would automatically replace itself in the letter when referenced
> with "RECIPIENT". Is this called a "variable"? How would I go about
> doing it? I'm using org-mode, but the solution needn't be org-based.
> 
> Ever-a-newbie,
> Steven Arntson

This is generally called "mail merge" or "templates".

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Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
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