I wouldn't rule the possibility of
a simpler solution just because I can't think
of one. As one anthropologist said,
absence of evidence is not evidence
of absence. Other fields may have
their own sayings.
Nick
[email protected]
(not a Professor)
Enzo Coviello
> >Alternatively do it directly. This
> >code (1) assumes an ordered numlist,
> >minimum first (2) is not tested much.
> >
> >tokenize "`numlist'"
> >local nn : word count `numlist'
> >local max = 0
> >local min = .
> >forval i = 2/`nn' {
> > local j = `i' - 1
> > local diff = ``i'' - ``j''
> > local min = min(`diff',`min')
> > local max = max(`diff',`max')
> >}
> >di "`min' `max'"
>
> Many thanks Prof Cox, particularly for your "direct" advice.
> Actually I thought that a simpler solution would be possible.
>
> Anyway it looks effective. I will adopt it.
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