gratkowski

Hello, is it possible to type a fractional instead of a float into max (i.e. a list like 1/3 5/6) and convert it later into a float? I could do a workaround with a list, but then I would have to deal with sublists and I have no idea how to do that in max.

Hello, is it possible to type a fractional instead of a float into max (i.e. a list like 1/3 5/6) and convert it later into a float?  I could do a workaround with a list, but then I would have to deal with sublists and I have no idea how to do that in max. 

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http://www.bachproject.net/bach/home_page.html)

 has -among other very nice things- an object to deal with this, called bach.expr. its in its helpfile uner the "rationals" subpatch.

the bachproject (http://www.bachproject.net/bach/home_page.html) has -among other very nice things- an object to deal with this, called bach.expr. its in its helpfile uner the "rationals" subpatch.

Or use [regexp (\d+)/([1-9]+)] to catch those pesky divide by zeros!

Luke, with your RE, you exclude dividing by 10. If you want to catch the divide by zero cases, then 

Luke, with your RE, you exclude dividing by 10. If you want to catch the divide by zero cases, then regexp (\d+)/([1-9]+0*) may be better. :-)
