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[Orgmode] Re: org-babel-read should have option NOT to interpret as elis


From: Vladimir Alexiev
Subject: [Orgmode] Re: org-babel-read should have option NOT to interpret as elisp
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:30:38 +0000 (UTC)
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> What syntax would you suggest to indicate that a variable is to be
> passed without the possibility of elisp evaluation

I think this should be done with a header arg, 
since they have very flexible setup scheme:
  see (info "(org)Using header arguments")
  "values of header arguments can be set in six different ways"

- Ideally, the arg should be attached to
  #+tblname: since it's a characteristic of the table itself
- If attached to
  #+begin_src: then it will be dissociated from the table,
  and all :var's of that line will be forced to use the same arg.
- But that's good enough since it can be set in various ways. For me most 
useful:
-- org-babel-default-header-args: global
-- #+BABEL: per file

The header arg should be called :read-as (or :var-read). Considerations:
- should be quite distinct so it can be used as a property name
- should use dash so it's analogous to no-expand

Its values should be:
- literal: 
  If a value looks like a number, it's read as a number.
  Else it's read as a literal string.
- elisp or nil (default):
  If a value starts with one of ('` it's read as emacs lisp.
  Else it's read as 'literal'.
- quoted: 
  If a value starts with " then it's read as a quoted string:
  start and end quotes are stripped, and \" escaped quotes are unescaped
  (this is useful for embedding leading/trailing whitespace in strings).
  Else it's read as `literal'.
- quoted_elisp: combination of `quoted' and `elisp'
(I assume that using multiple values per arg is not supported)

This above is about data coming from tables, 
since I haven't used the other two options (literal value and code block).
The chosen solution should work for those too.

Please note that org-babel-read says
  "This is taken almost directly from `org-read-prop'."
so the chosen solution should be compatible with that.
But I can't find such function.







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