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Nathan Lundholm

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Nathan Lundholm

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Here is my code (pasted below). How do I append values to the end of my lists? Either append isn't working or the debugging lines I wrote to confirm the values were appended isn't working. What am I doing wrong? I don't honestly believe I have a future in this... it's not something I am smart enough to learn... an IQ of 150 just isn't high enough for Mathematica and physics I don't think. (* Create empty lists ) xlist={}; ylist={}; zlist={}; ( Take inputs for ECEF ) (Label[startinput];x = Input["What is the x coordinate?"]; y = Input["What is the y coordinate?"]; z = Input["What is the z coordinate?"]; Append [xlist, x] Append [ylist, y] Append [zlist, z] (Label[errorcontrol]; again=InputString["Enter more coords? Y for yes, N for no"]; If [again=="Y", Print["Okay!"];Goto[startinput]]; If [again!="N", Print["Sorry, this is an invalid input here!"];Goto[errorcontrol]]; If [again=="N", Print["Okay."]])); ( Debugging ) Print[xlist] Print[ylist] Print[zlist] Print[x] Print[y] Print[z] ( Put in Coordinate Form ) GeoPositionXYZ[{x, y, z}, "ITRF00"]; ( Convert to LLA ) GeoPosition[%] ( Display Map ) GeoGraphics[GeoMarker[GeoPosition[%]],GeoRange -> "World", GeoProjection -> "Robinson"] ( Display 3D Plot *) ListPointPlot3D[{{x, y, z}}]

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Gianluca Gorni

Gianluca Gorni, University of Udine

Posted 8 years ago

I would also sprinkle some semicolons after the Print commands: (Create empty lists)xlist = {}; ylist = {}; zlist = {}; (Take inputs for ECEF)(Label[startinput]; x = Input["What is the x coordinate?"]; y = Input["What is the y coordinate?"]; z = Input["What is the z coordinate?"]; AppendTo[xlist, x] ; AppendTo[ylist, y]; AppendTo[zlist, z]; (Label[errorcontrol]; again = InputString["Enter more coords? Y for yes, N for no"]; If[again == "Y", Print["Okay!"]; Goto[startinput]]; If[again != "N", Print["Sorry, this is an invalid input here!"]; Goto[errorcontrol]]; If[again == "N", Print["Okay."]])); (Debugging) Print[xlist] Print[ylist]; Print[zlist]; Print[x]; Print[y] ; Print[z]; (Put in Coordinate Form)GeoPositionXYZ[{x, y, z}, "ITRF00"]; (Convert to LLA)GeoPosition[%] (Display Map)GeoGraphics[GeoMarker[GeoPosition[%]], GeoRange -> "World", GeoProjection -> "Robinson"] (Display 3D Plot)ListPointPlot3D[{{x, y, z}}]

I would also sprinkle some semicolons after the Print commands:

(*Create empty lists*)xlist = {}; ylist = {}; zlist = {};
(*Take inputs for ECEF*)(Label[startinput]; 
  x = Input["What is the x coordinate?"]; 
  y = Input["What is the y coordinate?"]; 
  z = Input["What is the z coordinate?"]; AppendTo[xlist, x] ; 
  AppendTo[ylist, y]; AppendTo[zlist, z];
   (Label[errorcontrol]; 
   again = InputString["Enter more coords? Y for yes, N for no"]; 
   If[again == "Y", Print["Okay!"]; Goto[startinput]]; 
   If[again != "N", Print["Sorry, this is an invalid input here!"]; 
    Goto[errorcontrol]]; If[again == "N", Print["Okay."]]));
(*Debugging*)
Print[xlist] Print[ylist]; Print[zlist]; Print[x]; Print[y] ; Print[z];
(*Put in Coordinate Form*)GeoPositionXYZ[{x, y, z}, "ITRF00"];
(*Convert to LLA*)GeoPosition[%]
(*Display Map*)GeoGraphics[GeoMarker[GeoPosition[%]], 
 GeoRange -> "World", GeoProjection -> "Robinson"]
(*Display 3D Plot*)ListPointPlot3D[{{x, y, z}}]

POSTED BY: Gianluca Gorni

Nathan Lundholm

Posted 8 years ago

I'll try that. I'm getting so frustrated. I made a promise to have this project done by the end of summer and I'm only 2% done. If I fail at a research gig, how can I ever expect to succeed as a physicist? I'm starting to think I'll never have the only future worth living for. I'm about ready to give up. My friends were right. I'll never amount to anything.