From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "'Mash (Thomas Herbert)" Subject: Using a table value within the text (dynamic variable)? Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:59:10 +0100 Message-ID: <20130409195910.GA4368@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:32794) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPsKR-00038y-8l for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:32:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPsKL-0004Pt-Pn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:32:35 -0400 Received: from mxout-07.mxes.net ([216.86.168.182]:10016) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UPsKL-0004PL-Kx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:32:29 -0400 Received: from localhost (unknown [195.7.254.102]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4731322E1F3 for ; Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:32:27 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Message-ID: <20130410103225.GC9081@localhost> Resent-To: Emacs Org Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Emacs Org I was wondering if it was possible at all to use like a "variable" within a document that would reference a table cell, and could then be dynamically updated when the table cell was? The reason I ask is that I would like to have have tabular data held in another document and then write my document referencing and including the data within the text, so I only have to change the external data and the document would be updated automatically. Example... #+TBLNAME: example |-----+-----| | Foo | Bar | |-----+-----| | 22 | 43 | | 44 | 54 | |-----+-----| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, @remote(example,B2) consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam vehicula lobortis sem, ut viverra lorem elementum quis. Etiam ac lacus eu ante molestie vehicula. Maecenas sed viverra sem. Proin mattis fermentum orci, sed tempus nibh feugiat eget. Would become... Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, 43 consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam vehicula lobortis sem, ut viverra lorem elementum quis. Etiam ac lacus eu ante molestie vehicula. Maecenas sed viverra sem. Proin mattis fermentum orci, sed tempus nibh feugiat eget. Thoughts?