How to create unix alias with command substitution

Question

I would like to create an alias for the following. Would you please let me know how to set this up?

mate  \`find . -name <filename>\`

Answer 1

use a function instead: mymate() { mate $(find . -name "$1"); }

Answer 2

This is an indirect solution. Put the command in a file (whithout .sh say cmdfile) under ~/bin then give the alias as alias myalias=cmdfile