Perform task x number of times

[David Allen]

I'm wanting to create a button a specific number of times.  This number is calculated using values passed in to a macro, so I don't know what the exact value will be every time.

I'm thinking something along these lines:

x=4

<$list filter="limit of x">

thing_to_do

</$list>

output should be: 

thing_to_do

thing_to_do

thing_to_do

thing_to_do

I've seen this done somewhere before and I think it was blindingly easy but I don't remember how it was done or where it was done and I can't seem to google this problem right.  Anyone heard of this?

[Mark S.]

Like

\define do-us(num)
<$list filter="[range<__num__>]">
thing to do <br/>
</$list>
\end

<<do-us 5>>