If you want an array of gensyms, you could do something
like this
block([a],a[1]:?gensym(),a[2]:?gensym() , ..... do something with them...);
Dan Stanger wrote:
>
> I want to use sublis to substitute a expression as follows:
> sublis(['diff(x,y)=z],exp), but sublis requires symbols on the left of
> equal signs. So, I plan to
> substitute gensyms for 'diff in my expression, so as not to interfere
> with any of the other
> unknown variables in my expression.
> What is the best way to create and use gensym as a block variable?
> Thanks,
> Dan Stanger
>
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