On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 03:47:46PM -0500, Stavros Macrakis wrote:
>
> But in 1-dimensional output mode, they are printed *with* quotation
> marks so that they can be re-input. The String function uses
> 1-dimensional output mode, which can also be selected by settig
> display2d:false:
>
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> This is similar to Lisp's print vs. princ.
>
> If you want to compare the (2-d) external form of two objects,
> string(x)=string(y) will not do that for you. In fact, I don't think
> there is any standard way to do this.
>
> Does this clarify things a bit?
>
Yes, it is. Thank you very much,
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Alexander