The root of your problem is that you think that, because 1 2 3
is a list, that a b c 1 a 1 ^0j0.25 should also be lists. Not so. number number number is a special case. To join other things into lists, you have to use the , verb or its cousins. See http://www.jsoftware.com/jwiki/Guides/Language_FAQ Item 2. Henry Rich > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pascal Heus > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Jprogramming] Newbie question on ^o.0j0.25 > > Hi: > Just getting started with J and am trying to create a 2 by 2 > matrix with > one cell containing the value ^o.0j0.25 (which is the constant value > exp^ i pi/4) > On it's own ^o.0j0.25 correctly evaluate as 0.707107j0.707107 > but when I > try to insert it in a table with other numbers like in '1 ^o.0j0.25' I > get the wrong results. > I suppose it gets interpreted a the diad ^ power instead of the mode ^ > exponential.. How can I get '1 ^o.0j0.25' to return '1 > 0.707107j0.707107' instead of '1' > thanks > Pascal > > > -- > Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from > this world to another. > -- Plato, The Republic > www.quotator.net > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see > http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
