Convert All List Elements (or individual variables) to Strings

[harry_hxc596]

Very simple procedure, but useful fo' outputtin' all them variables to TA in a format where it won't kill all numbers. Sure I'm not the first to do this but thought I'd share for anyone who hadn;t thought to.

(No more will you have to write : [convert(a,string), convert(b,string), convert(c,string)...etc.] )

str := proc(x)
    local i,rtn := []:
    if type(x,list) then
        for i to numelems(x) do rtn:=[op(rtn),str(x[i])] od:
    else rtn:=convert(x,string): fi:
    return rtn:
end proc:

simply add at end of your final line of maple call:

$m=maple("
str := proc(x)
    local i,rtn := []:
    if type(x,list) then
        for i to numelems(x) do rtn:=[op(rtn),str(x[i])] od:
    else rtn:=convert(x,string): fi:
    return rtn:
end proc:
...
...
str([a,b,c...etc.])
");