Re: Local variables in an org file

[Grant Rettke <gcr@wisdomandwonder.com>]

I've been thinking about this all week. Must be in the global memory space.
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On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 1:39 AM, Jarmo Hurri <jarmo.hurri@iki.fi> wrote:
>
> Greetings.
>
> Is there a way to define a (preferably local) variable in an org file so
> that the value of that variable could be referenced in both plain text
> and code blocks?
>
> I often bump into situations where I have a value, say 768, and I use
> that value both in code blocks and in the accompanying text. Now basic
> programming approach tells me that if and when I need to change that
> value, I should be able to do that by changing the value in only one
> location. That implies defining a variable for the value.
>
> Properties sound like they might be the solution. But I don't know how
> to refer to properties in text and code.
>
> Jarmo
>
>