symbols to separate characters in a variable
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg42059] symbols to separate characters in a variable
- From: cyberdude <quake_earthNOSPAM at hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 05:44:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi, In mathematica, I try to separate characters in a variable by '_' but that seems to be problematic. For example, In[1]:= ab_cd=1 Set::patset: Warning: ab_cd in assignment ab_cd = 1 represents a named pattern; use symbol::tag to represent a message name. In[2]:= ab_cd ab_cd in In[2] doesn't return 1. It looks like a problem. Can it be overcome? Are there other symbols that can separate characters in a variable to let the characters look 'not packed closely together'? Thank you in advance. David