Re: problems with learning lilypond

[Tim McNamara]

On Aug 8, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Simon Mackenzie wrote:

> Here is my scenario
>
> If I create a variable at the top scope how do I reassign its value  
> in a subsequent scope eg.
>
> aVariable = \markup { \bold bananas }
>
> \book {
>         \bookpart {
>                 \aVariable % "bananas"
>                 \score {
> 			aVariable = \markup { \bold now \italic { equals this string } %  
> want to be to reassign aVariable a new value so that...
>                         \aVariable % "now equals this string"
>                 }
>         }
> }

Why do you want to change the value of "\aVariable"?  That doesn't  
make any sense to me.