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Re: Input Format

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg81215] Re: Input Format
• From: David Bailey <dave at Remove_Thisdbailey.co.uk>
• Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:02:46 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <fcddht$omg$1@smc.vnet.net>

roby.nowak at gmail.com wrote:
> hello,
> I prefer using a line by line postfix notation for sequential data
> processing.
> e.g. there is some data which has to be processed sequentialy by a
> number of dataprocessing functions, if you input the whoole thing Mathematica
> formats like this:
> 
> data //
>     R //
>    S //
>   T //
>  U
> 
> this is not very nice for my usage and results from the fact that Mathematica 
> generates \[IndentingNewLine] for every <RETURN> key pressed..
> 
> i would rather had it formatted like this (or similar):
> 
> data //
>     R //
>     S //
>     T //
>     U
> 
> i could enter
> 
> data//\[NewLine]\[RawTab]R//\[NewLine]\[RawTab]S//\[NewLine]\
> [RawTab]T//\[NewLine]\[RawTab]U
> 
> but this is not realy a pleasure.
> is there a short way to key in \[NewLine] instead of \
> [IndentingNewLine]
> 
> any suggestions ?
> thx robert
> 
> 
You can edit a .m file with 6.0, and the system works more like a text 
editor - so you can lay it out as you like. The only problem is that 
because the file isn't a notebook, it will not retain any results that 
you generate. On the other hand, you could execute the .m file using

<<"Myfile.m"

Alternatively, as others have suggested, it may be better to adopt a new 
way of working that is more in tune with Mathematica!

David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk