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ToExpression and strings like "5--1", "5 is not a variable with a value"?

Posted 8 years ago

POSTED BY: Christopher Fox

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POSTED BY: Sander Huisman

Posted 8 years ago

You can get the effect you want by using `StringReplace` to insert a space between the two minus signs as, s = "5--1"; ToExpression[StringReplace[s, "--" -> "- -"]]

POSTED BY: Louis Godwin

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