So, the ":result output org" ought to be associated with the *call*, not with the function. That makes good sense. But perhaps it still doesn't work quite as it ought...
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Eric Schulte <schulte.e...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ethan Ligon <li...@are.berkeley.edu> writes: > >> I'd like to call a simple babel code block to generate org-code >> If I define a list thusly: >> >> #+results: list1 >> - foo >> - bar >> >> Then I define a code block thusly, and execute it by C-c C-c on the >> "source" line. That yields the desired result: a sequence of headings >> under "#+results: print_list". >> >> #+source: print_list(lst=list1) >> #+begin_src sh :results output org >> for i in $lst; do >> echo "* $i" >> done >> #+end_src >> >> #+results: print_list >> #+BEGIN_ORG >> * foo >> * bar >> #+END_ORG >> >> Now I want to reuse the code block to generate other sequences of >> headings. But even if I call it with the *same* list, instead of the >> desired headings, I get a literal, as below. >> >> #+call: print_list(lst=list1) >> >> #+results: print_list(lst=list1) >> : * foo >> : * bar >> >> I think this qualifies as a bug---surely the method of calling the >> code block shouldn't affect the output? >> > > No, this is expected (if possibly under-documented behavior). The > :results header arguments are associated with the code block and *not* > with the #+call line. To get the desired behavior, you must specify the > :results header argument on the #+call: line thusly. > > #+call: print_list(lst=list1) :results output org > If I do this, I get #+results: print_list(lst=list1) #+END_ORG #+BEGIN_ORG which is surprising first because there's no proper output, but also because the end and begin tags are reversed (!). What *does* work is to omit the "output" header argument. #+call: print_list(lst=list1) :results org #+results: print_list(lst=list1) #+BEGIN_ORG * foo * bar #+END_ORG So now I definitely have a good work-around, but still think there's a bug. Thanks, -Ethan -- Ethan Ligon, Associate Professor Agricultural & Resource Economics University of California, Berkeley