To follow this idea, I think you must use 'characteristics' ('notes' are in fact 'characteristics'). See -help char-.
You can then use the macro extended function 'char' to read the characteristics into local macros.
Philippe
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : [email protected] [mailto:owner-
> [email protected]] De la part de Ashim Kapoor
> Envoyé : mercredi 7 janvier 2009 16:52
> À : [email protected]
> Objet : Re: st: saving local macros
>
> Hello Maarten,
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> I tried notes.
>
> I understand the part where I can add notes. How do I recover a note
> and put it in a local macro ?
>
> Suppose I had : -
> . notes
> _dta:
> 1. Hell Heaven
> 2. you
> 3. yo
>
> . notes list in 1
>
> _dta:
> 1. Hell Heaven
>
>
> but how do I put this value of note number one in a local macro ?
>
>
> Thank you,
> Ashim.
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Maarten buis <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > --- Ashim Kapoor <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Is there a way to save local macros ?
> >
> > You might be able to use -notes- for this purpose, see -help notes-.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Maarten
> >
> >
> >
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