Try prolog. You can do this sort of programming there.
Albicelli, Nicholas (Exchange) wrote: > > Except for the ability to perform circular recalculation, I believe that > the closest programming analogy to a spreadsheet is a functional > programming language. Check out Haskell (or LISP or Erlang) to do what > you describe. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of François Pinard > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:36 AM > To: Alberto Monteiro > Cc: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch > Subject: Re: [R] Excel (off-topic, sort of) > > [Alberto Monteiro] > >> Maybe I'll write a letter to Santa Claus [there are people >> who write to congressman; they must have more faith than me]. > > :-) :-) > >> I wish a language where I can write > >> a = b + 10 > >> and then when I write > >> a = 20 > >> the language automatically assigns b = 10. > > METAFONT does this (and consequently, Metapost as well). I still > remember my surprise when I found out that Donald Knuth resorts to such > sophisticated machinery for the sole purpose of designing font > characters. Knuth surely did many wonderful things :-). > > -- > François Pinard http://pinard.progiciels-bpi.ca > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > *********************************************************************** > Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, soli...{{dropped}} > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Excel-tf4339367.html#a12406252 Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
