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(I use Mathematica 9.0.1 on OS X 10.10.2.)

Suppose I have a notebook in which I make some definitions and assignments.

a = 108
b[x_] := 4x + 8
c = Interpolation[{15, 16, 23, 42}]

Then it is straightforward to save these definitions to a text file:

Save["filename.txt", {a, b, c}]

produces a text file filename.txt containing

a = 4

b[x_] := 8*x

c = InterpolatingFunction[{{1, 4}}, {4, 3, 0, {4}, {4}, 0, 0, 0, 0,
          Automatic}, {{1, 2, 3, 4}}, {{15}, {16}, {23}, {42}}, {Automatic}]

But is there a way to produce exactly the above content, not in a text file, but in an ".nb" file?

(Note that the obvious first guess, just changing the extension of the filename I specify in the Save command from ".txt" to ".nb", does not seem to work. Mathematica still treats the file as a text file, rather than a notebook file, it just now has a deceptive file extension.)

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a = 108
b::usage = "test usage msg"
b[x_] := 4 x + 8
c = Interpolation[{15, 16, 23, 42}]

As pointed by OP, the direct usage of FullDefinition produces boxes that are not realy useful. I don't know how to convert them easily without this tiny undocumented function [1], [2]:

Save["test.m", {a, b, c}]

CreateDocument @ Cell[#, "Input"] &@
 First @ FrontEndExecute @ 
   UndocumentedTestFEParserPacket[Import["test.m", "Text"], False]

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Old answer, not so handy, in edit history.

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  • $\begingroup$ Try evaluating the cell, saving and closing the file, and reopening it. $\endgroup$
    – thecommexokid
    Commented Mar 26, 2015 at 20:52
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    $\begingroup$ @thecommexokid again good point, sorry for not being focused enough :) is my edit ok? :) $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Mar 26, 2015 at 21:56
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, it is, thanks. It's really weird to me that Save["test.m"] produces a proper .m file, but Save["test.nb"] just produces a text file with a misleading .nb extension. $\endgroup$
    – thecommexokid
    Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 17:59
  • $\begingroup$ By the way, not sure why you deleted all your previous comments! I don't think that was really necessary... $\endgroup$
    – thecommexokid
    Commented Mar 27, 2015 at 18:01
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    $\begingroup$ @thecommexokid Try to wrap it with UsingFrontEnd. I will be afk for 1h now. $\endgroup$
    – Kuba
    Commented Mar 30, 2015 at 6:14

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