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Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN [message #30137 is a reply to message #30033]

Sat, 06 April 2002 06:28

Kenneth P. Bowman
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Registered: May 2000

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In article <MPG.171804089a266d298986e@news.frii.com>,
David Fanning <david@dfanning.com> wrote:

> "How many marbles are in the box?"
>
> "None. The box is full of cupcakes."
>
> Then the sum of marbles in the box is 0.

You English language statement is almost correct, but it
should be "the number of marbles in the box is 0".

Translating to IDL

i = WHERE(thingInBox EQ marble, numberOfMarbles)

not

numberOfMarbles = TOTAL(thingInBox, /NaMarble)

;-)

Ken

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[Message index]

		Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: K. Bowman on Thu, 04 April 2002 07:40
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: Craig Markwardt on Sat, 06 April 2002 07:46
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Sat, 06 April 2002 06:28
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: David Fanning on Fri, 05 April 2002 17:57
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: James Kuyper on Fri, 05 April 2002 14:53
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: K. Bowman on Fri, 05 April 2002 14:25
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: Craig Markwardt on Fri, 05 April 2002 13:53
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: Paul van Delst on Fri, 05 April 2002 07:35
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: Paul van Delst on Thu, 04 April 2002 13:52
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: K. Bowman on Mon, 15 April 2002 06:47
		Re: Incorrect behavior of /NAN By: noymer on Sun, 14 April 2002 18:32

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