RE: How do I use a var as a string?

[Drew Adams]

> > I want to bind a string to a variable and then use the variable name as
> > the string when a string is expected.  I have tried variations of this:
> > (defvar my-str (concat "my " "string"))
> 
> My next experiment will be to use "(defconst ...)" which I'm hoping will
> solve the problem.

What problem?  It's not clear (to me) what you are trying to do.