Re: [NTG-context] Understanding the basics of \define

10 Dec 2013


      To answer my own question. I think I've solved the problem by
splitting a macros into several ones and then nesting them into each
opther. A sort of a clumsy solution but it works. Kind regards, Pavel.

2013/12/10 Pavel Stupin :
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Thank you, Wolfgang!  Much to my delight, \startembeddedxtable works
indeed, however, when I increase the number of arguments up to 10
--- to use the simplest example possible, without any tables:
\define[10]\myText{#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10} --- it doesn't work
again (works fine with 9 arguments). Am I correct assuming that
there's an inherent limitation to 9 arguments only or the 2+-digit
numbers should be written somehow differently? Is there any
workaround?
Kind regards, Pavel.
2013/12/10 Wolfgang Schuster :
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Am 10.12.2013 um 12:23 schrieb Pavel Stupin :
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Hello:
I'm struggling with understanding the way \define is supposed to work.
I would like to have a macros to generate tables and populate them
with some specific data submitted as arguments. I apologize for my
lack of understanding of the very basics, but e.g. the following code
just doesn't compile:
\define[1]\mytable{
\startxtable
\startxrow
\startxcell #1 \stopxcell
\stopxrow
\stopxtable}
\mytable{abc}
I would appreciate your help and maybe some references to read (if
any) in order to educate myself.
The problem in your example isn’t define but the stable which uses a buffer
to collect the content and buffers and be used in \def or \define commands.
What you can do in this case is to replace \startxtable with \startembeddedxtable
and change your code to
\dfeine[1]\mytable
  {\startembeddedxtable
     \startxrow
       \startxcell#1\stopxcell
     \stopxrow
   \stopembeddedxtable}
Wolfgang
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