On 11/09/2008, at 3:59 PM, Joseph Wright wrote:

> \toks_set:No \l_tmpa_toks {stuff including "#1"}
> \tlp_set:Nx \l_my_tlp {\toks_use:N\l_tmpa_toks}
>
> Is there a pre-coded function for this (I may have misunderstood  
> somewhere).

In my limited experience, to me this seems like the right thing to do...

Cheers,
Will