Changing a customizable variable programatically?

[Joe Casadonte]

Is there any way to change a defcustom'ed variable programatically,
and then have it saved via the custom mechanism for future use?  I
basically want to give users two ways to change this particular
variable, one via a custom buffer, and one "in context".  Is it as
simple as calling `custom-save-variables'?  Any comments on breaking
the paradigm in this way?  Thanks!

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Regards,

joe
Joe Casadonte
jcasadonte@northbound-train.com

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