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Subject: Re: Babel: How to call code in one org file into another org file
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To: Lawrence Bottorff <borgauf@gmail.com>
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Aloha Lawrence,

Lawrence Bottorff <borgauf@gmail.com> writes:

> There are many, many Babel examples, but I can't seem to find this
> functionality: A function in a Lisp code block in one org file is to be
> called from a Lisp code block in another org file. Is this possible? I know
> you can stick stuff into your personal "Library of Babel," but I just want
> to write a Lisp block that calls a function from another org file. I'll
> have SLIME running, of course.
>
>
> file1.org:
> ...
>  #+begin_src lisp
> (defun foo ()
>    (...))
> #+end_src
>
> is then called from. . .
>
> file2.org:
> ...
> #+begin_src lisp
> (defun baa ()
>   (foo))
> #+end_src

Any Org mode file can function as Library of Babel.  In your case,
(org-babel-lob-ingest path/to/file1.org) should do what you want.  Note
that org-babel-lob-ingest is bound to C-c C-v i.

hth,
Tom

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