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Old 05-04-2013
How to Assign operators to a Variable?
Hello All,

I successfully assigned several operators to a variable but multiplication seems to be a pain. I have tried operator=\\* but that does not seem to work when used in an expression unlike the others. Any idea how to accomplish this?
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Old 05-04-2013
Have you tried:
Code:
operator='*'

My guess is the problem is not the assignment, but the use later. If that is the case, you will need to send some code.
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Old 05-04-2013
You are a genius. I tried everything but that. Thanx, man.
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Old 05-04-2013
That's very kind of you to say. Thanks for posting. Smilie
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