Thanks for the help, Robert.
On Tue, 28 Sep 2010, Robert Dodier wrote:
> If you want to put the function definitions in a batch script,
> you'll want to write this stuff as define(foo(x), <body of foo goes here>)
> instead of foo(x) := ''(<body of foo goes here>).
> define evaluates the function body, while quote-quote has a subtly
> different effect; quote-quote won't work as expected in a batch script.
Is this subtlety documented anywhere? The Maxima manual says
`quote-quote causes evaluation when evaluation is otherwise suppressed'
and
`Quote-quote is recognized by `batch''.
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Thanks again,
Dan