Disappearing variables
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg13759] Disappearing variables
- From: nobody at News.Dal.Ca
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 05:07:10 -0400
- Organization: ISINet, Nova Scotia
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
I want to to define a variable inside a function, as follows: f:=x=123; Whenever I run f, x should be given the value of 123, and if x doesn't exist, it should be created. However: In[1]:= f:=x=123; In[2]:=f Out[2]:=123 In[3]:=x Out[3]:=123 ** x exists In[4]:=Remove[x]; In[5]:=f Out[5]:=123 ** f seems to work In[6]:=x Out[6]:=x ** x doesn't exist anymore, even though f worked It seems like x is created when I initially define f, whereas since f is SetDelayed, x should be created when I run f. Does anyone know why x is not created when I run f? Vilis Nams