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Re: Question about filenames for Export[...]

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• Subject: [mg99787] Re: Question about filenames for Export[...]
• From: "Sjoerd C. de Vries" <sjoerd.c.devries at gmail.com>
• Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 01:42:59 -0400 (EDT)
• References: <gubgej$9v0$1@smc.vnet.net> <gue2im$7k3$1@smc.vnet.net>

Nice, IntegerString had crossed the border below my radar.

Cheers -- Sjoerd

On May 13, 11:06 am, Bob F <deepyog... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 12, 3:44 am, "Lorents" <f... at ff.gr> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hello,
> > I'm using Mathematica 6.
> > I'd like to know how to define a file name (to be later used in Export)=
 so
> > that the file name contains the value of an index variable i.
> > To exemplify, in Fortran this task would be accomplished by something l=
ike:
>
> > character(len) :: FileName
> > ...
> > write(FileName,'(A,I4.4)') 'MyName', i
>
> > These lines would produce filenames which, for i=1,2,... are MyName00=
01,
> > MyName0002, ...
>
> > Is there any neat way of doing the same with Mathematica?
>
> > Lorenzo
>
> Wonder how many different solutions this question will generate?
>
> One way is to use IntegerString and StringJoin in something like:
>
> i = 1;
> filename = StringJoin["MyName", IntegerString[i, 10, 4]]
>
> HTH...
>
> -Bob