Depending on the order in which variables are declared, the definitions are correct or wrong.
In the example below, if DUMMY is declared first and SPECIES and SPECIES2 are declared via :var+ there are missing rownames and / or colnames as well as mixups (see below). If DUMMY is declared *after the first* table (SPECIES) everything works as expected. I don't know if it is the same in other languages. Example: #+PROPERTY: rownames yes #+PROPERTY: colnames yes #+PROPERTY: var DUMMY="dummy" * Species names and iespece codes #+NAME: SPECIES | | fullName | shortName | iespece | IFNName | color | |---------+-----------------+-----------+---------+-----------------+-------| | fagus | Fagus sylvatica | fagus | 3 | fagus_sylvatica | red | | quercus | Quercus robur | quercus | 4 | quercus_robur | green | #+PROPERTY: var+ SPECIES=SPECIES * And some more #+NAME: SPECIES2 | | fullName | shortName | iespece | IFNName | color | |---------+---------------+-----------+---------+---------------+-------| | no idea | ffff | | | | | | quercus | Quercus robur | quercus | 4 | quercus_robur | green | #+PROPERTY: var+ SPECIES2=SPECIES2 * The code #+begin_src R :exports both :results output SPECIES #+end_src #+RESULTS: : fullName shortName iespece IFNName color : no idea Fagus sylvatica fagus 3 fagus_sylvatica red : quercus Quercus robur quercus 4 quercus_robur green #+begin_src R :exports both :results output SPECIES2 #+end_src #+RESULTS: : X X.1 X.2 X.3 : Quercus robur quercus 4 quercus_robur green Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and what in fact did happen. 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