Re: NotebookGet/Read/EvaluateSelection Issues
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg106720] Re: NotebookGet/Read/EvaluateSelection Issues
- From: Yves Klett <yves.klett at googlemail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:31:38 -0500 (EST)
- References: <hj98as$g52$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi, packages (.m) might be very useful in your case. Since Version 6 .m-files are handled nicely in the fronted. There is no end of threads covering the use of packages. Regards, Yves Paul schrieb: > My fellow Mathematica'ians... > > I am having difficult time figuring out whether it's my programming or > the bugs:... I have first notebook called xy.nb that simply has > > y=x+3 > > and then I have another notebook that has the following: > > test=NotebookOpen[xy.nb]; > NotebookRead[test]; > x=7; > SelectionMove[test,All,Notebook]; (*Seems I have to force selection, > even though there's only one cell in the entire notebook xy.nb?*) > SelectionEvaluate[test]; > Print["y equals to ",y] > > > Naturally, I'd expect the output to read, "y equals to 10" but the > output is "y equals to y"...the variable "y" remains unevaluated or > unassigned. If I re-evaluate the y (either redoing the whole thing > with kernel still running, or manually calling variable "y" by typing > in frontend, "y" and hitting shift-enter. > > > This is simple example of my project, I wanted to develop a modular- > style programming instead of really long single notebook to do my > Dissertation work..and be able to call certain functions in separate > notebooks (optional mathematical calculations, for instance)..and keep > all global variables intact to be used in all calculations (AND be > immediately usable once evaluated!). Right now, I can't call xy.nb to > do calculations, and take the value of "y" to do another type of > calcuation since the value of "y" remains unassigned. > > Thank you! >