Re: Simple variable definition

[David Bobroff]

On 8/21/2011 7:21 AM, Vaughan McAlley wrote:
> I’ve spent way to long trying to work this out... the simple test file:
>
> %test1.ly
> \version "2.14.2"
>
> myTranspose =    \transpose c' c
> staffOneName = "Soprano"
>
> % Version for men’s choir
> %{
> myTranspose =  \transpose c' g
> staffOneName = "Alto"
> %}
>
> ...produces
>
> test1.ly:4:0: error: syntax error, unexpected STRING
>
> What’s going on here? There are no misplaced curly braces or the like...
>
> Thanks,
> Vaughan
>
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I tried something of the sort a while back.  This simply doesn't work.  
It looks like it should work, but it doesn't.  The answer I got was that 
something isn't 'exported'.  The short answer is; You can't do it this 
way.  You have to work around it.

-David