Re: variable in "Remove slices..."

[dpoburko]

Hi all,

  I am using the "Remove slcies..."  function in a macro, and I would
like to be able to set the first and last images using variables.
If I use the  methods below... not problems:
run("Remove Slices...", "first=1 last=15 increment=2");

but I would like to be able to set first=X and last=Y dynamically to
make the macro more robust., unfornuately the following doesn't work.
a =  X
b = Y
run("Remove Slices...", "first=a last=b increment=2"); // where a and b
are integer variables.
 
Is this not possible, or have I just messed up with my syntax?

Cheers,
Damon

[Gluender-2]

>Hi all,
>
>  I am using the "Remove slcies..."  function in a macro, and I would
>like to be able to set the first and last images using variables.
>If I use the  methods below... not problems:
>run("Remove Slices...", "first=1 last=15 increment=2");
>
>but I would like to be able to set first=X and last=Y dynamically to
>make the macro more robust., unfornuately the following doesn't work.
>a =  X
>b = Y
>run("Remove Slices...", "first=a last=b increment=2"); // where a
>and b are integer variables.
>
>Is this not possible, or have I just messed up with my syntax?
>
>Cheers,
>Damon

Just think of string/variable-combinations...

run("Remove Slices...", "first=" + X + " last=" + Y + " increment=2")

Watch the necessary blanks!

HTH
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                   Herbie

          ------------------------
          <http://www.gluender.de>

[Ryan Deaton]

Probably syntax.  

run("Remove Slices...", "first=" + a + "last=" + b + "increment=2");

Ryan Deaton
Pathology Information Systems Specialist
University of Illinois at Chicago
312-355-4338
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Damon
Poburko
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:24 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: variable in "Remove slices..."

Hi all,

  I am using the "Remove slcies..."  function in a macro, and I would
like to be able to set the first and last images using variables.
If I use the  methods below... not problems:
run("Remove Slices...", "first=1 last=15 increment=2");

but I would like to be able to set first=X and last=Y dynamically to
make the macro more robust., unfornuately the following doesn't work.
a =  X
b = Y
run("Remove Slices...", "first=a last=b increment=2"); // where a and b
are integer variables.
 
Is this not possible, or have I just messed up with my syntax?

Cheers,
Damon

[dpoburko]

Perfect. That did the trick. Thanks!

Ryan Deaton wrote:

> Probably syntax.  
>
> run("Remove Slices...", "first=" + a + "last=" + b + "increment=2");
>
> Ryan Deaton
> Pathology Information Systems Specialist
> University of Illinois at Chicago
> 312-355-4338
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Damon
> Poburko
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:24 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: variable in "Remove slices..."
>
> Hi all,
>
>   I am using the "Remove slcies..."  function in a macro, and I would
> like to be able to set the first and last images using variables.
> If I use the  methods below... not problems:
> run("Remove Slices...", "first=1 last=15 increment=2");
>
> but I would like to be able to set first=X and last=Y dynamically to
> make the macro more robust., unfornuately the following doesn't work.
> a =  X
> b = Y
> run("Remove Slices...", "first=a last=b increment=2"); // where a and b
> are integer variables.
>  
> Is this not possible, or have I just messed up with my syntax?
>
> Cheers,
> Damon
>  

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford University School of Medicine
Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Physiology
279 Campus Dr., Beckman B103, Stanford, CA 94305
Ph: 650 725 7564, fax: [phone]

[Gluender-2]

>Perfect. That did the trick. Thanks!
>
>Ryan Deaton wrote:
>>Probably syntax.
>>run("Remove Slices...", "first=" + a + "last=" + b + "increment=2");
>>
>>Ryan Deaton
>>Pathology Information Systems Specialist
>>University of Illinois at Chicago
>>312-355-4338
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Damon
>>Poburko
>>Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:24 AM
>>To: [hidden email]
>>Subject: Re: variable in "Remove slices..."
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>   I am using the "Remove slcies..."  function in a macro, and I
>>would like to be able to set the first and last images using
>>variables.
>>If I use the  methods below... not problems:
>>run("Remove Slices...", "first=1 last=15 increment=2");
>>
>>but I would like to be able to set first=X and last=Y dynamically
>>to make the macro more robust., unfornuately the following doesn't
>>work.
>>a =  X
>>b = Y
>>run("Remove Slices...", "first=a last=b increment=2"); // where a
>>and b are integer variables.
>>  Is this not possible, or have I just messed up with my syntax?
>>
>>Cheers,
>Damon

I'm sure that what "Ryan Deaton" has proposed didn't do the trick,
because the essential blanks are missing.

Best
--

                   Herbie

          ------------------------
          <http://www.gluender.de>

[dpoburko]

Gluender wrote:

>> Perfect. That did the trick. Thanks!
>>
>> Ryan Deaton wrote:
>>> Probably syntax. run("Remove Slices...", "first=" + a + "last=" + b
>>> + "increment=2");
>>>
>>> Ryan Deaton
>>> Pathology Information Systems Specialist
>>> University of Illinois at Chicago
>>> 312-355-4338
>>>  -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf
>>> Of Damon
>>> Poburko
>>> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 11:24 AM
>>> To: [hidden email]
>>> Subject: Re: variable in "Remove slices..."
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>   I am using the "Remove slcies..."  function in a macro, and I
>>> would like to be able to set the first and last images using variables.
>>> If I use the  methods below... not problems:
>>> run("Remove Slices...", "first=1 last=15 increment=2");
>>>
>>> but I would like to be able to set first=X and last=Y dynamically to
>>> make the macro more robust., unfornuately the following doesn't work.
>>> a =  X
>>> b = Y
>>> run("Remove Slices...", "first=a last=b increment=2"); // where a
>>> and b are integer variables.
>>>  Is this not possible, or have I just messed up with my syntax?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>> Damon
>
> I'm sure that what "Ryan Deaton" has proposed didn't do the trick,
> because the essential blanks are missing.
>
> Best

OK, no. Technically, what Christopher Coulon suggested (including the
blanks) did the trick. The thanks was meant to be to both of them. My
apologies to Christopher.

D