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I am using two layers of \newcommands to create symbols inline with text, using \includegraphics. (It's for music symbols.)

At present, I have this as the generic command:

\newcommand*{\inlineImage}[2]{\raisebox{#1pt}{\fbox{\includegraphics{__#2__}}}}

And then many commands of the form:

\newcommand*{\Sixteenth}{\inlineImage{-1.5}{Sixteenth}}

This works, but it is cumbersome to type the same text twice during set up. Of course, I could employ a command with arguments in my document body, but I don't want to do that. Is there a way to replace the specific commands with something of the form:

\newcommand*{\Sixteenth}{\inlineImage{-1.5}{<thecommandname>}}
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Try something like \def\newnote#1{\edef\csname #1\endcsname\inlineImage{-1.5}{#1}} – Eddy_Em Aug 13 at 19:01
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To make command from text use \csname .. \endcsname macros. For example, if you will write

\def\newnote#1{\expandafter\def\csname #1\endcsname{\inlineImage{-1.5}{#1}}}

then commands like

\newnote{Fourth}
\newnote{Eighth}
\newnote{Sixteenth}

will define notes \Fourth, \Eighth and \Sixteenth, which will insert appropriate images.

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That needs to be \expandafter\edef\csname ...\endcsname. Otherwise you're redefining the macro \csname... – cgnieder 12 hours ago
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I'd also use \def instead of \edef and add the missing braces – cgnieder 12 hours ago
Yes, thanks. Fix – Eddy_Em 11 hours ago

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