Wa back when I was taught arithmetic I was told that a+b*c was not well defined because of the two ways of working,'
While Fortan seems to be one of the causes that say '*' first, then '+' the prospect of having to count (possibly) how many blanks are where rather horrifies me. Right to left has in some cases (the verb is not commutative) a real benefit. It is also simple and well defined. Left to right could be used at some loss (IMO). What is the order in a^b^c (and Fortran shifts to right to left here). Leave it where it is, learning notation is part of mental growth. RGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
