Re: [O] inline constant substitution

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

Paul Rudin <address@hidden> writes:

> Suppose I have:
>
> #+CONSTANTS: foo=42
>
> How can I make inline references to a constant on export in regular
> text, rather than in a table?
>
> I want to be able to write something like: 
>
>   The value of foo is $foo 
>
> in my org file, and then end up with:
>
>   The value of foo is 42
>
> when I export to LaTeX.

Constants are for tables only. You can use a macro instead:

#+MACRO: foo 42

  The value of foo is {{{foo}}}.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou