RE: structure discussion

[Billings, Paul]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John W. Eaton [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:52 AM
> To: Andy Adler
> Cc: Paul Billings; address@hidden
> Subject: RE: structure discussion
> 
[...]
> Both S(:).FIELD and S.FIELD produce comma-separated lists, which
> cannot appear by themselves on the left side of an assignment. 
[... scalar assigned to comma-separated list in brackets]
> This construct does not work in Octave.  Doing it right does not seem

I believe you on the comma-seperated list in brackets not working, but
  S(:).FIELD = scalar
sure does when S already has the member FIELD.  I don't know the
implementation, but it certainly does do the job.  I think what we're 
discussing is that it doesn't give the same results when FIELD is new
(i.e., not already in S).

Paul