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Re: Array with mixing data types [message #52139 is a reply to message #52046]

Fri, 05 January 2007 08:43

Paul Van Delst[1]
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David Fanning wrote:
> Julio writes:
>
>> I have a simple question. I'm using the WRITE_SYLK function to export
>> an array. The array was built using STRARR function, but I put some
>> float numbers inside it.
>>
>> When I open the *.slk file the float numbers are shown as strings and I
>> need to use an excel command to convert into numbers.
>>
>> How can I do to make an array with different data types?
>
> Lisp, probably. Certainly not in IDL. :-)

Let me plug Ruby:

irb> x=[1,3.14,"hello",true,["embedded",1,"array"],/^\s+/]
irb> x.class
=> Array
irb> x.each {|a| puts a.class}
Fixnum
Float
String
TrueClass
Array
Regexp

veddy kewl.

paulv

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		Re: Array with mixing data types By: btt on Fri, 05 January 2007 05:29
		Re: Array with mixing data types By: David Fanning on Thu, 04 January 2007 21:14
		Re: Array with mixing data types By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Fri, 05 January 2007 08:43

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