Re: extracting page number

[Paul Scott]

On 11/3/23 2:43 AM, Jean Abou Samra wrote:
> > Le 3 nov. 2023 à 09:35, Paul Scott <waterhorsemusic@aol.com> a écrit :
> >
> > \markup\fill-line{ \firstPage }
> 59 is a number, but you're trying to use it as a string, so try
>
> \markup \fill-line { #(markup->string firstPage) }
I tried:

\version "2.25.9"

firstPage = #59

\book{
  \markup \fill-line{ #(markup->string firstPage ) }
  \score{ \new Staff \new Voice \absolute{ a'1 } }
}

and the fill-line gives me nothing.  Text I add to the fill-line shows up.

TIA for further help,

Paul