# Help with implementing a macro

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/help-with-implementing-a-macro/4087>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** macros, how-to-question\
**Created:** [March 11, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/help-with-implementing-a-macro/4087 "2017-03-11T00:28:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/help-with-implementing-a-macro/4087/2 "2017-03-11T01:46:23Z")

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I’m not entirely clear on what you’re trying to accomplish here, but you have at least 2 major difficulties with the code as is:

1. You can’t use a macro from the same module that defines the macro.
2. You can’t use `var!` out side of a quoted context.

Can you provide an example of what using this macro looks like, and what code you’re hoping the macro would produce?

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