on 8/30/01 1:00 PM, Rodney wrote: > I would like to see multidimensional arrays in Metacard. Therefore: > > put x into a1[a2[ele]] > > should mean put x into element ele of sub-array a2 of array a1. > > I would be interested in what others think about this. put x into a1[a2[ele]] means to me that you want the contents of x put into element eval(a2[ele]) of array a1[] Besides, arrays *are* multidimensional. For example: put 1 into a[1,3,7] # three-dimensional array put a[a[1,3,7],a[1,3,7]+2,a[1,3,7]+6] returns 1 -- A small assortment of astonishingly loud brass instruments raced each other lustily to the respective ends of their distinct musical choices as the gates flew open to release a torrent of tawny fur comprised of angry yapping bullets that nipped at Desdemona's ankles, causing her to reflect once again (as blood filled her sneakers and she fought her way through the panicking crowd) that the annual Running of the Pomeranians in Liechtenstein was a stupid idea. -- Winner of the 2001 Bulwer Lytton Contest, wherein one writes only the first line of a bad novel. John R. Vokey, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology and Neuroscience University of Lethbridge Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list.
