# Evaluation in calling scope?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/evaluation-in-calling-scope/34897>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [February 20, 2020, 11:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/evaluation-in-calling-scope/34897 "2020-02-20T11:15:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![GunnarFarneback](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gunnarfarneback/32/1827_2.png) [@GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GunnarFarneback)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/evaluation-in-calling-scope/34897/3 "2020-02-20T12:15:58Z")

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If at all possible, use a function instead. Otherwise see [Passing a string into function as a expression - #14 by GunnarFarneback](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/passing-a-string-into-function-as-a-expression/31625/14).

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