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Re: Program Generation of Mathematica Code

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• Subject: [mg106441] Re: [mg106424] Program Generation of Mathematica Code
• From: bsyehuda at gmail.com
• Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:55:08 -0500 (EST)
• References: <201001120948.EAA15683@smc.vnet.net>

Mylabels = {labelA, labelB, labelC};
myValues = Range[Length[Mylabels]];
PopupMenu[Dynamic[x], Thread[Rule[myValues, Mylabels]]]

evaluating
Dynamic[x]
allows you to see the changes

best
yehuda

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:48 AM, Stewart Bodzin <Stewart.Bodzin at usa.net>wrote:

> I cannot figure out how to create a symbol which contains a valid list of
> values and labels to use in a PopupMenu.
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> In the following example, the list is for cat and dog.  I need to generate
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> list, represented by a symbol, and use the symbol within the PopupMenu
> function.
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> I have a list of labels called mylabels.   How can I use it in the
> PopupMenu
> with the values of 1, 2, . for the values?
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> The symbol Mylabels = {labelA, labelB, labelC}
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> needs to be used to create a new symbol that will work as   { }
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> If the values and the arrows are set to be strings, then it does not work.
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> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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• References:
  • Program Generation of Mathematica Code
    • From: "Stewart Bodzin" <Stewart.Bodzin@usa.net>