Jeremie, thanks for this.
> A possible solution might be this one > #+NAME: readdata-code > #+BEGIN_SRC org > ,#+NAME: readdata-code > ,#+BEGIN_SRC R :results value silent > > read.data("datafile1.csv",sep=3D",",header=3DT)->mydata1 > > > ,#+END_SRC > #+END_SRC iiuc, this will embed the org-in-org block ("readdata-code") in the outer org document. and, if i open the org-in-org block, and C-c C-c to execute it, the results will likewise be available in the outer org document, and can be exported, etc. this is very useful, and is the first part of what i *think* i am hoping to find. the second part is a way, from the outer org document, or, hopefully, from an e-lisp batch file, to be able to cause the inner org document to have its code blocks executed, with the results left in place. so, that, e.g., during export of the *outer* org document, it could cause the inner org block(s) to be executed and their results revealed. > credit goes to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vikasrawal/orgpaper/master= > /orgpapers.org fwiw, a more recent version exists: ---- https://github.com/vikasrawal/orgpaper/blob/master/orgpapers.org ---- though i haven't in depth compared the two. cheers, Greg