** tangle R and load :PROPERTIES: :tangle: to-load.r :DATE: 2010-08-12 :END: evaluate this #+begin_src emacs-lisp :results silent :tangle no (setq org-babel-post-tangle-hook nil) (add-hook 'org-babel-post-tangle-hook (lambda () (ess-load-file (buffer-file-name)))) #+end_src then tangle #+begin_src R :comments yes x <- 10 #+end_src #+begin_src R y <- 9 #+end_src #+begin_src R :tangle file2.R y <- 9 #+end_src