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>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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