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Re: silly problem

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  • Subject: [mg85301] Re: silly problem
  • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
  • Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:39:33 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • References: <fo9g1h$sbm$1@smc.vnet.net>

Francis Bitonti wrote:

> I'm new to Mathematica so this is a very basic question I think. but one
> that has me hung up. I keep getting this error
> 
> Set::write: Tag List in {0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}[1] is Protected. >>
> 
> 
> my code looks like this.
> 
> *IN:*
> For[i = 1, i < 6 , i++,
>  Print[
>   g = i;
>   k[g] = twoDcalc[e1, a1, nodes[[{edges[[g, 1]], edges[[g, 2]]}]]]]]

The following should work as expected:

k[[g]] = twoDcalc[e1, a1, nodes[[{edges[[g, 1]], edges[[g, 2]]}]]]]]

 From what I could infer form the code you posted, the array 'k' was 
defined as a list of values. In this case one must use the *Part* 
function (or [[...]]) to read or modify the value at a specific location 
or index. See http://reference.wolfram.com/mathematica/ref/Part.html

Regards,
-- 
Jean-Marc


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