st: Problem with local variable

[Jean Bouyer <Jean.Bouyer@laposte.net>]

Oops, sorry, the last mail had a wrong title...

Dear all,

In a loop, I use a local integer variable x that goes from 1 to k. In 
some commands within the loop, I need using the value x-1. I succeed 
in creating another local variable : local x1=`x'-1. But I wonder why 
it didn't work when I used directly ``x'-1'. What is wrong in this 
syntax ?

Thanks

Jean Bouyer

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