On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, Rui Maciel wrote:
< Let's say we have a list like the following:
<
< (%i1) d:[d1,d2,d3,d4,d5,d6,d7,d8];
< (%o1) [d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, d8]
<
< Let's suppose that I changed my mind and, instead of a list with variables
< named d[0-8], I wish to have a list with variables named x[0-8] and two other
< lists with variables named y[0-8] and z[0-8].
To create your list, try
d : makelist(concat('d,i),i,1,8);
If you want to create new lists via substitution, then subst can do it
subst( makelist(concat('d,i)=concat('x,i),i,1,8), d );
although it is probably easier to create the list from scratch.
<
< It would be great if instead of being forced to hand-write three new list
< declarations it was possible to simply search for a pattern in a input command
< (in this case it would be %i1), replace the search results with a new string
< and execute the newly generated input strings.
<
< So, does Maxima support that?
Yes, I believe that subst can handle most of your needs. If you have other, more
specific questions/tasks, please ask.
Leo
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