Leo Butler wrote:
> 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.
<snip/>
> Yes, I believe that subst can handle most of your needs. If you have other,
> more specific questions/tasks, please ask.
Your suggestion works great. The concat() function appears to be exactly what
I was looking for. Thanks!
Rui Maciel