Re: [babel] Globally assigning a value to a variable

[Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>]

Sebastien Vauban <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> wrote:

> #+PROPERTY:  var myvar="original"
> 
> * Overview
> 
> I would like to test a global variable assignment (just done here above) and
> local ones (on the code block itself). It seems that the global value is not
> "known". Though, maybe, I don't understand it fully yet.
> 
> * Test code
> 
> ** Using the local var
> 
>   #+srcname: test-local
>   #+begin_src sh :var myvar="canada-dry"
>   echo $myvar
>   #+end_src
> 
>   #+results: test-local
>   : canada-dry
> 
> ** Using the global var
> 
> I'm not passing anymore a local value, hence expecting the "global" value to
> be used:
> 
>   #+srcname: test-global
>   #+begin_src sh :var anothervar="canada-dry"
>   echo $myvar
>   #+end_src
> 
>   #+results: test-global
>   (no output)
> 
> Am I understanding correctly how it works / should work?
> 

I think so and it works for me. Does C-c C-c on the #+PROPERTY: line and
reevaluating the block help?

Nick