Thread Subject: how to name a vector with a variable name to store previous results

Hello,
I have been tryiing to defene a vector which has to have a diferent name acording to some variables, in order to keep the results from previous results,

let say for example, I am studying the effect of 3 variables in a process, then:
from previous calculations I have all the results for each case, made by loops,, now I need to store all this reults in a vecto wich the name is denined by the correpondent case:

let say, the variables are "i", "j" and "k",
then for example when i=2, j=5 and k=7, the result from previous calculations is

result = [23 34 45 56 78]

I can create the name like this:
for i = 1:imax
  for j=1:jmax
    for k = 1:kmax
       name = sprintf (result_j%d_j%d_k%d',[i j k])
    end
   end
end

.. Now, how can I define that "name" is equal to the vector "result" ???
  
to finally get, for example:
                        result_i2_j5_k7 = [23 34 45 56 78]

Thank you very much for you help,
Regards.
       

Hi Jose,

If i understand your question correctly, you should be able to use 'eval', which concatenates a string and evaluates it as an expression. From your description:

>> eval(['result_i', num2str(i),'_j',num2str(j),'_k',num2str(k),' = [23 34 45 56 78]'])

You might also find the function genvarname to be useful. Best,
Chan

Hi Chan,

Thank you very much for your reply, it works perfectly!!
Than you so much!!

kind regards.

"Jose " <mylordjose@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hd4sit$f6r$1@fred.mathworks.com...
> Hello,
> I have been tryiing to defene a vector which has to have a diferent name
> acording to some variables, in order to keep the results from previous
> results,

DO NOT DO THIS.

See Q4.6 in the newsgroup FAQ for some of the reasons why you shouldn't and
some of the alternatives.

--
Steve Lord
slord@mathworks.com
comp.soft-sys.matlab (CSSM) FAQ: http://matlabwiki.mathworks.com/MATLAB_FAQ